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The Fairy Queen (dances in the opera) (Ashton/Rambert, 1927): Maude Lloyd, Pearl Argyle, Violet Reynolds. Photographer unknown. RDC/PD/01/12/01

The Fairy Queen (opera): cover of the programme for Purcell Opera Society's production, 1927. RDC/MA/04/01/0001

The Fairy Queen (opera): Inside pages of the programme listing the dancers in the Purcell Opera Society's production, 1927. RDC/MA/04/01/0001

Choreographer: Frederick Ashton, Marie Rambert

Composer: Henry Purcell

World premiere: 23 Jun 1927, Pupils of Madame Marie Rambert, Rudolf Steiner Hall, London

Work note: For their production of the opera 'The Fairy Queen', the Purcell Opera Society and Cambridge Amateur Dramatic Society invited Marie Rambert and her students to perform the dances. Author David Vaughan states that Ashton choreographed the important dances and Rambert the less important. Two of Ashton's dances were subsequently performed as 'Flight of Swans' and 'Followers of Night'. The school was not named on the programme. (The world premiere date shown on this record is for the choreography, not for the opera.)

Music title: The Fairy Queen (1692)

Music details: Live music: orchestra

Source: Programme and reference file in the Rambert Archive; Vaughan, D. 'Frederick Ashton and His Ballets' (Alfred A. Knopf, 1977)

Archive catalogue: WORK/0012

Performances

Date ⇃⇂	Programme ↿⇂	Venue ↿⇂
23 Jun 1927 Evening	The Fairy Queen (dances in the opera)^*	Rudolf Steiner Hall, London
24 Jun 1927 Evening	The Fairy Queen (dances in the opera)^*	Rudolf Steiner Hall, London
9 Mar 1928 Matinee	Russian Dance^* \| Flight of Swans \| The Warrior^* \| Chinese Dance \| The Top^* \| Followers of Night \| Cygnets^* \| Menuet^* \| Mannequin \| Pas de Deux^* \| Mazurka^* \| Doll^* \| Nymphs and Shepherds \| A la ''Biches''^* \| Mazurka Finale^*	The Arts Theatre Club, London
9 Mar 1928 Matinee	Russian Dance^* \| Flight of Swans \| The Warrior^* \| Chinese Dance \| The Top^* \| Followers of Night \| Cygnets^* \| Menuet^* \| Mannequin \| Pas de Deux^* \| Mazurka^* \| Doll^* \| Nymphs and Shepherds \| A la ''Biches''^* \| Mazurka Finale^*	The Arts Theatre Club, London
9 Mar 1928 Evening	Russian Dance^* \| Flight of Swans \| The Warrior^* \| Chinese Dance \| The Top^* \| Followers of Night \| Cygnets^* \| Menuet^* \| Mannequin \| Pas de Deux^* \| Mazurka^* \| Doll^* \| Nymphs and Shepherds \| A la ''Biches''^* \| Mazurka Finale^*	The Arts Theatre Club, London
9 Mar 1928 Evening	Russian Dance^* \| Flight of Swans \| The Warrior^* \| Chinese Dance \| The Top^* \| Followers of Night \| Cygnets^* \| Menuet^* \| Mannequin \| Pas de Deux^* \| Mazurka^* \| Doll^* \| Nymphs and Shepherds \| A la ''Biches''^* \| Mazurka Finale^*	The Arts Theatre Club, London
10 Mar 1928 Time unknown	Russian Dance \| Flight of Swans \| The Warrior \| Followers of Night \| Mannequin \| Mannequin and Her Beau \| Nymphs and Shepherds	Mercury Theatre, London
10 Mar 1928 Time unknown	Russian Dance \| Flight of Swans \| The Warrior \| Followers of Night \| Mannequin \| Mannequin and Her Beau \| Nymphs and Shepherds	Mercury Theatre, London
8 Oct 1928 Evening	Prelude: Movements from French Suite No. 5 (Bach) \| Queen Swan \| The Warrior \| Chinese Porcelain \| Lusinghe piu care (Handel) \| I attempt from Love's sickness to fly (Purcell) \| Fairest Isle (Purcell) \| Nymph and Shepherd \| Serenade (Brahms) \| Russian Court Dance^* \| Rus	Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich
21 Dec 1928 Evening	Danse Chinoise \| Columbine \| Variation \| Variation \| Cygnets \| Colibri \| Fée Dragée \| Blue Bird \| Variation \| Red Riding Hood \| La Pomme d'Or (The Temptation) \| Nymphs and Shepherds (Suite de Danses) \| Mannequin and her Beau \| Rigaudon^* \| Polka^* \| The Russian Peasant^* \| Warrior	Century Theatre, London
21 Dec 1928 Evening	Danse Chinoise \| Columbine \| Variation \| Variation \| Cygnets \| Colibri \| Fée Dragée \| Blue Bird \| Variation \| Red Riding Hood \| La Pomme d'Or (The Temptation) \| Nymphs and Shepherds (Suite de Danses) \| Mannequin and her Beau \| Rigaudon^* \| Polka^* \| The Russian Peasant^* \| Warrior	Century Theatre, London
25 Feb 1930 Matinee	Leda and the Swan^* \| Entrée de Cupidon \| Gavotte Joyeuse \| Gavotte Sentimentale \| L'Indifferent \| Flight of Swans \| Russian Peasant \| Mannequin \| The Ballet of Mars and Venus \| Capriol Suite^* \| Our Lady's Juggler^*	Lyric Hammersmith, London

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