| Choreographer: |
Frederick Ashton |
| Composer: |
Igor Stravinsky |
| Music title: |
Persephone (1934) |
| Librettist: |
André Gide |
| Work definition: |
Melodrama in three scenes |
| Based on: |
Based on the play 'Persephone' by André Gide |
| Notes: |
The choreographer wishes to acknowledge the assistance of Michael Somes.
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| World premiere: |
12 December 1961, The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |
| ROH premiere: |
12 December 1961, The Royal Ballet |
| ROH company premiere: |
12 December 1961, The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |