| The Dream | |
|---|---|
| Choreographer | Frederick Ashton |
| Music | Felix Mendelssohn |
| Based on | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Premiere | 2 April 1964 Royal Opera House, London |
| Original ballet company | The Royal Ballet |
| Design | Henry Bardon and David Walker |
| Setting | Ancient Greece |
| Type | classical ballet |
The Dream is a one-act ballet adapted from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, with choreography by Frederick Ashton to music by Mendelssohn arranged by John Lanchbery. It was premiered by The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 2 April 1964 in a triple bill with Kenneth MacMillan's Images of Love and Robert Helpmann's Hamlet.[1]