Sylvia

Archive Listings for Sylvia

T0987152731 (ROH10) Company The Royal Ballet. Choreographer Frederick Ashton. Design Robin Ironside. Design Christopher Ironside (original). Design Peter Farmer (additional). Performer Marianela Nunez. Performer Rupert Pennefather. Performer Gary Avis. Performer Lauren Cuthbertson. Performer Sergei Polunin. Performer Thomas Whitehead. Performer Sarah Lamb. Performer Federico Bonelli. Performer Bennet Gartside. Performer Zenaida Yanowsky. Performer David Makhateli. Performer Thiago Soares.

3 Nov 10 to 1 Dec 10

Royal Opera House, West End :: V377 listing details L266829151

Details

Dance or ballet :: The story, from Greek myth, has Sylvia at the centre of dramatic events that have a statue come to life, Sylvia's abduction by the evil hunter Orion, and her dead lover Aminta restored to life through the intervention of the god Eros. The title role - created for Margot Fonteyn - requires a technical skill and classical elegance to challenge any ballerina to the full. But the accompanying host of characters and ensembles also allow the Company the chance to draw on its full range of dance and dramatic experience. The music by Delibes, who is maybe better known today for Coppelia, is considered one of the finest of 19th-century ballet scores. It was much admired in its own day, and rightly so for its sheer variety and melodious appeal.

Music

Delibes