The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand

2h 55m

Music

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The Dream: Frederick Ashton’s delightful interpretation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a classic of The Royal Ballet’s repertory. Symphonic Variations: Ashton was inspired to create a ballet on the four seasons – but as he began to choreograph he refined and purified until the ballet shook off its original meaning, emerging as an abstract celebration of movement and physicality. Marguerite and Armand: Marguerite, a Parisian courtesan, lies on her deathbed. She recalls her tragic love affair with Armand in a series of feverish flashbacks.

Crew

John B. Read

Lighting Director

Franz Liszt

Music

César Franck

Music

Felix Mendelssohn

Music

John Lanchbery

Music Editor

Cecil Beaton

Set Designer

David Walker

Set Designer

Sophie Fedorovitch

Set Designer

Frederick Ashton

Choreographer

Emmanuel Plasson

Conductor

Dudley Simpson

Orchestrator