Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton.

  • 2222/4231/timp.perc/hp.pf/str
  • 35 min

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.

Media

Les sirènes: Prelude
Les sirènes: Opening Scene
Les sirènes: Entry of Fashionable Folk

Discography

Lord Berners: Ballet Music

Lord Berners: Ballet Music
  • Label
    Naxos
  • Catalogue Number
    8.574370
  • Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones / Gavin Sutherland
  • Ensemble
    Royal Ballet Sinfonia / RTE Sinfonietta / RTE Chamber Choir
  • Released
    2022

Lord Berners (1883 - 1950)

Lord Berners (1883 - 1950)
  • Label
    Symposium
  • Catalogue Number
    SYM1278
  • Soloist
    Meriel Dickinson (mezzo-soprano), Peter Dickinson (piano); Bernard Dickerson (tenor), Richard Rodney Bennett (piano), Susan Bradshaw (piano); Kneller Hall Musicians, Captain H E Adkins (cond.); Philharmonia Orchestra, Ernest Irving (cond.); Lord Berners (piano)