Homage to The Queen

Ballet: Work details

Choreographer: Frederick Ashton
Composer: Malcolm Arnold
Music title: Homage to the Queen, Op. 42
Work definition: Ballet in one act
Title notes: Subtitled 'The Coronation Ballet'
Notes: Produced to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953.
World premiere: 2 June 1953, Sadler's Wells Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
ROH premiere: 2 June 1953, Sadler's Wells Ballet
ROH company premiere: 2 June 1953, Sadler's Wells Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Related work: Homage to The Queen [2006]
Productions
Homage to The Queen (1953) Sadler's Wells Ballet (19 performances online)