Illuminations
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Ballet: Work details
Choreographer: |
Frederick Ashton |
Composer: |
Benjamin Britten |
Music title: |
Les Illuminations, Op. 18 |
Poet: |
Arthur Rimbaud |
Work definition: |
Dramatic ballet in one act |
World premiere: |
2 March 1950, New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama, New York |
ROH premiere: |
20 July 1950, New York City Ballet |
ROH company premiere: |
3 December 1981, The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |