The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand
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2017-06-07
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The Dream: Frederick Ashton’s delightful interpretation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a classic of The Royal Ballet’s repertory. Symphonic Variations: Ashton was inspired to create a ballet on the four seasons – but as he began to choreograph he refined and purified until the ballet shook off its original meaning, emerging as an abstract celebration of movement and physicality. Marguerite and Armand: Marguerite, a Parisian courtesan, lies on her deathbed. She recalls her tragic love affair with Armand in a series of feverish flashbacks.
Featured Crew
| David Walker | Set Designer |
| Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy | Music |
| Franz Liszt | Music |
| César Franck | Music |
| John B. Read | Lighting Director |
| John Lanchbery | Music Editor |
| Dudley Simpson | Orchestrator |
| Cecil Beaton | Set Designer |
| Sophie Fedorovitch | Set Designer |
| Frederick Ashton | Choreographer |
