The Wise Virgins
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Ballet: Work details
| Choreographer: |
Frederick Ashton |
| Composer: |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Music title: |
Cantata BWV 140 (Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme) - final chorale; Cantata BWV 142 (Dein Geburtstag ist erschienen) - bass aria; Cantata BWV 99 (Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan) - opening chorus; Organ Chorale: Herzlich tutmire verlangen BWV 727; Cantata BWV 85 (Ich bin ein guter Hirt) - tenor aria; Cantata BWV 85 - Seht, was die Liebe tut; Cantata BWV 26 (Ach wie flüchtig) - opening chorus; Cantata BWV 208 (Was mir behagt) - soprano aria; Cantata BWV 208 - Shafe, können sicher weiden; Cantata 129 (Gelobet sei der Herr) - concluding chorale setting (re-orchestrations) |
| Orchestrator: |
William Walton |
| Work definition: |
Ballet in one act |
| World premiere: |
24 April 1940, The Vic-Wells Ballet, Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
| ROH company premiere: |
24 April 1940, The Vic-Wells Ballet, Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |