| Choreographer: |
Frederick Ashton |
| Composer: |
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy |
| Music title: |
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 |
| Arranger: |
John Lanchbery |
| Work definition: |
Ballet in one act |
| After/based on: |
Adapted from the play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by William Shakespeare |
| Notes: |
The ballet premiered on the occasion of the Shakespeare Quartercentenary, performed with Kenneth MacMillan's 'Images of Love' and Robert Helpmann's 'Hamlet'.
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| World premiere: |
2 April 1964, The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |
| ROH premiere: |
2 April 1964, The Royal Ballet |
| ROH company premiere: |
2 April 1964, The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |