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Ballet: Work details
| Choreographer: |
Frederick Ashton |
| Composer: |
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky |
| Music title: |
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 - Act II excerpt |
| Work definition: |
Ballet in one act |
| Notes: |
Ashton created this work for Margot Fonteyn and himself for the centennial gala of the Metropolitan Opera House entitled 'One Hundred Years of Lively Art at the Met'. It was performed again at the Royal Opera House's Gala Tribute to Sir Frederick Ashton on his 80th birthday.
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| World premiere: |
13 May 1984, Metropolitan Opera House, New York |
| ROH premiere: |
18 October 1984, The Royal Ballet |
| ROH company premiere: |
18 October 1984, The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |