"DAPHNIS AND CHLOE"
Sir- Your critic "M.K.J." in Radio Review of November 20 is correct in his evaluation of Daphnis and Chloe as being "music too strong and ‘absolute’ for ballet," but incorrect in stating that the ballet as such "appears to be unknown in revival and to figure in no repertory." The ballet was first produced at the Theatre du Chatelet, Paris, in June, 1912. The performance of 1914, to which "M.K.J," refers, could be the first London performance, when the second version of the work, without chorus, was given. Fokine revived the ballet at the Opéra, Paris, on June 20, 1921, and Anton Dolin made ‘his debut with the Diaghilev Company in the role of Daphnis on January 1, 1924. While maitre de ballet at the Colon Theatre, Buenos Aires, during the seasons of 1926-27 and 1933, Bronislava Nijinska also produced this work. Most unforgivable omission in *M.K.J.’s" criticism is the recreation of the ballet, with chorus, by Frederick Ashton, for Sadler’s Wells Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, with John Craxton as the designer, on April 5, 1951. Despite the ballet (which Ashton had not seen in the Fokine version) being regarded as a disappoint-ment-a logical one considering the strength of the music which is so richly evocative and complete in itself-the ballet was given 13 performances in the 1950-51 season, and another 36 performances in the 1951-52 season.
ERIC
BALL
(Auckland).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 29, Issue 752, 11 December 1953, Page 5
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237"DAPHNIS AND CHLOE" New Zealand Listener, Volume 29, Issue 752, 11 December 1953, Page 5
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