Dances of Albion: Dark Night Glad Day
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Ballet: Work details
| Choreographer: |
Glen Tetley |
| Composer: |
Benjamin Britten |
| Music title: |
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31; Sinfonia da requiem, Op. 20 |
| Work definition: |
Ballet in one act |
| Language: |
English |
| Notes: |
Britten's 'Serenade' is a setting of six English poems: 'Pastoral' by Charles Cotton; 'Nocturne' by Alfred, Lord Tennyson; 'Elegy' by William Blake; 'Dirge' by an anonymous 15th-century poet; 'Hymn' by Ben Johnson; and 'Sonnet' by John Keats.
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| World premiere: |
27 November 1980, The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |
| ROH premiere: |
27 November 1980, The Royal Ballet |
| ROH company premiere: |
27 November 1980, The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |