Homage to the Queen (1953)

The Coronation Ballet

MUSIC

Malcolm Arnold

SCENERY & COSTUMES

Oliver Messel

DANCERS

Entrée: Ensemble
Procession of the Four Elements:
The Queen of the Earth: Nadia Nerina; Her Consort: Alexis Rassine; Her Attendants: Pauline Clayden, Margaret Dale, Anne Heaton, Michael Boulton, Peter Clegg, Ray Powell; Pas de six: Joan Benesh, June Lesley, Avril Navarre, April Olrich, Angela Walton, Dorothea Zaymes
The Queen of the Waters: Violetta Elvin; Her Consort: John Hart; Her Attendants: corps de ballet; Pas de trois: Brian Shaw, Julia Farron, Rowena Jackson
The Queen of Fire: Beryl Grey; Her Consort: John Field; Spirit of Fire: Alexander Grant; pas de quatre: Svetlana Beriosova, Rosemary Lindsay, Bryan Ashbridge, Philip Chatfield
The Queen of the Air: Margot Fonteyn; Her Consort: Michael Somes; Her Attendants: corps de ballet

FIRST PERFORMANCE

Sadler’s Wells Ballet, Royal Opera House, London, 2 June 1953

New Stagings / Productions

Royal Ballet, 1970

STAGING

Royal Ballet; Tribute to Sir Frederick Ashton; Air pas de deux only

DANCERS

Georgina Parkinson, Keith Rosson

FIRST PERFORMANCE

Royal Opera House, London, 24 July 1970

Royal Ballet, 1994

STAGING

Royal Ballet; Air

DANCERS

Deborah Bull, William Trevitt

FIRST PERFORMANCE

Royal Opera House, London, 9 December 1994

Royal Ballet, 2006

NEW PRODUCTION

Royal Ballet; new choreography by David Bintley (Earth), Michael Corder (Water), Christopher Wheeldon (Fire); choreography by Ashton staged and recreated by Christopher Newton

DANCERS

Ensemble; The Queen of the Air: Darcey Bussell; Her Consort: David Makhateli; Her Attendants: corps de ballet; Apotheosis: Ensemble

SCENERY & COSTUMES

Peter Farmer

FIRST PERFORMANCE

Royal Opera House, London, 5 June 2006