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Lew Christensen's Beauty and the Beast was performed regularly for several years following its premiere at the War Memorial Opera House on May 23, 1958. The story ballet featured original choreography by Lew Christensen set to music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, with arrangement and orchestration by Denis de Coteau (San Francisco Ballet's music director) and Earl Bernard Murray and scenic/costume designs by Tony Duquette. Images in this section are from the performance in 1963 and feature Jocelyn Vollmar and Cynthia Gregory in the title role of Beauty with Richard Carter and Robert Gladstein as the Beast respectively.