A Month in the Country
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Ballet: Work details
| Choreographer: |
Frederick Ashton |
| Composer: |
Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin |
| Music title: |
Variations on 'Là ci darem la mano', Op. 2; Fantasia on Polish Airs, Op. 13; Andante spianato, Op. 22; Grande polonaise in E-flat, Op. 22 |
| Arranger: |
John Lanchbery |
| Work definition: |
Ballet in one act |
| After/based on: |
Freely adapted from the play 'A Month in the Country' by Ivan Turgenev |
| Notes: |
'A Month in the Country is dedicated to the memory of Sophie Fedorovitch and Bronislava Nijinska, Chopin's compatriots and my mentors' - Frederick Ashton.
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| World premiere: |
12 February 1976, The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |
| ROH premiere: |
12 February 1976, The Royal Ballet |
| ROH company premiere: |
12 February 1976, The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |