Symphonic Variations (ballet)

Symphonic Variations
ChoreographerFrederick Ashton
Premiere24 April 1946
Royal Opera House, London
Original ballet companySadler's Wells Ballet
DesignSophie Fedorovitch

Symphonic Variations is a one-act ballet by Frederick Ashton set to the eponymous music (M. 46) of César Franck. The premiere, performed by the Sadler's Wells Ballet, took place at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, on 24 April 1946 in a triple bill; the other works were Ashton's Les Patineurs and Robert Helpmann's Adam Zero. The ballet was conducted by Constant Lambert and the set designed by Sophie Fedorovitch.[1]

  1. ^ "Les Patineurs – 24 April 1946 Evening 6.45pm"; "Symphonic Variations – 24 April 1946 Evening 6.45pm"; and " Adam Zero – 24 April 1946 Evening", Collections Online, Royal Opera House, accessed 22 June 2013