Variations on a Theme of Purcell
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Ballet: Work details
| Choreographer: |
Frederick Ashton |
| Composer: |
Benjamin Britten |
| Music title: |
Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell ('The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra'), Op. 34 |
| Work definition: |
Ballet in one act |
| Notes: |
The choreographer dedicates this ballet to the memory of Sophie Fedorovitch.
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| World premiere: |
6 January 1955, Sadler's Wells Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |
| ROH premiere: |
6 January 1955, Sadler's Wells Ballet |
| ROH company premiere: |
6 January 1955, Sadler's Wells Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |