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Nocturne (1936)

Ballet in one scene by Edward Sackville-West


Abbreviations:
M Music by
S Scenery by
C Costumes by
D Danced by
FP First performance
NP New production
R Reproduced by
ST Staging (indicates that the ballet was produced in substantially its original form)



M Frederick Delius (Paris, Ein Nachtstück: The Song of a Great City, 1899)
SC Sophie Fedorovitch

D A Spectator: Frederick Ashton; A Young Man: Robert Helpmann; A Rich Girl (later called A Young Girl): June Brae; A Poor Girl (later called A Flower Girl): Margot Fonteyn; Maskers, Revellers: corps de ballet
FP Vic-Wells Ballet, Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, 10 November 1936

ST Sadler's Wells Ballet
D as above except A Young Girl: Pamela May
FP Royal Opera House, London, 18 March 1946

ST Royal Ballet; Tribute to Sir Frederick Ashton; excerpt only
D A Poor Girl: Margot Fonteyn; A Spectator: Michael Somes
Royal Opera House, London 24 July 1970