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- Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson
Les Sirènes (1946)
- Chester Music Ltd (World)
Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton.
Programme Note
BRIEF SYNOPSIS
This charming evocation of Edwardian times is set on a beach in the Riviera in 1904. As the scene opens, mermaids are peacefully combing their hair, seagulls are basking in the sun and the idyll is completed by the arrival of some children with their nurses. This is followed by the noisy arrival of the snob set whose amusing intrigues provide the ballet’s action. Many colourful characters appear, including La Bolera, a prima donna whose charms bewitch all the gentlemen present, resulting in some hilarious action. Eventually, everyone departs, leaving the seagulls once more to the beach. The ballet was originally
choreographed by Frederick Ashton.
This charming evocation of Edwardian times is set on a beach in the Riviera in 1904. As the scene opens, mermaids are peacefully combing their hair, seagulls are basking in the sun and the idyll is completed by the arrival of some children with their nurses. This is followed by the noisy arrival of the snob set whose amusing intrigues provide the ballet’s action. Many colourful characters appear, including La Bolera, a prima donna whose charms bewitch all the gentlemen present, resulting in some hilarious action. Eventually, everyone departs, leaving the seagulls once more to the beach. The ballet was originally
choreographed by Frederick Ashton.
Media
Les sirènes: Prelude
Les sirènes: Opening Scene
Les sirènes: Entry of Fashionable Folk