Sylvia (ballet)
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Sylvia, originally Sylvia, ou La nymphe de Diane, is a full-length classical ballet in two or three acts, first choreographed by Louis Mérante to music by Léo Delibes.
Lithograph by Chatinière of the ballerina Rita Sangalli in the title rôle of Sylvia from the ballet's original production of 1876. This image was created for the original issue of Delibes's score by the publisher Heugel & Fils.
Olga Preobrajenska in the title rôle
Sergei Legat as the shepherd Aminta, being struck by Sylvia's arrow
Margot Fonteyn and Julia Farron in the 1952 production
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The Royal Ballet is a British classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England. The largest of the five major ballet companies in Great Britain, the Royal Bal
Sylvia (ballet)
…critic Clive Barnes noted that "the whole ballet is a garland presented to the ballerina by her choreographer." Ashton's production was performed by the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, London on 3 September 1952. Ashton adjusted Barbier's libretto to increase the audience's interest in the story. Along with…
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