MUSIC
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, arranged by John Lanchbery (incidental music to Shakespeare’s comedy, Opus 21 and Opus 61)
SCENERY
Henry Bardon
COSTUMES
David Walker
DANCERS
Titania: Antoinette Sibley; Oberon: Anthony Dowell; Changeling Indian Boy: Alan Bauch; Puck: Keith Martin; Bottom: Alexander Grant; Rustics: Lambert Cox, David Jones, Keith Milland, Ronald Plaisted, Douglas Steuart; Helena: Carole Needham; Hermia: Vergie Derman; Demetrius: David Drew; Lysander: Derek Rencher; Peaseblossom: Ann Howard; Cobweb: Mavis Osborn; Moth: Ann Jenner; Mustardseed: Jacqueline Haslam; Fairies: corps de ballet
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, London, 2 April 1964
New Stagings / Productions
Royal Ballet touring section, 1966
SCENERY & COSTUMES
Peter Farmer*
DANCERS
Titania: Doreen Wells; Oberon: David Wall; Puck: David Morse; Bottom: Ronald Emblen
FIRST PERFORMANCE
New Theatre, Oxford, 2 December 1966
*This production was used by the main company from 2 December 1971 until 8 February 1974, when the Bardon/Walker production was restored to the repertory.
Royal Ballet School, 1973
STAGING
Royal Ballet School
SCENERY
Peter Farmer
COSTUMES
Peter Farmer and David Walker
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Royal Opera House, London, 7 July 1973
Ballet for All, 1978
STAGING
Ballet for All; excerpts only
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Wycliffe College, Stroud, 10 October 1978
The Royal Ballet, 1986
NEW PRODUCTION
The Royal Ballet
SCENERY & COSTUMES
David Walker
DANCERS
Titania: Antoinette Sibley; Oberon: Anthony Dowell; Puck: Simon Rice; Bottom: Garry Grant
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Royal Opera House, London, 6 June 1986
By Other Companies
The Australian Ballet, 1969
STAGING
The Australian Ballet
REPRODUCED BY
Elphine Allen
SCENERY & COSTUMES
Peter Farmer
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Sydney, 11 July 1969
PACT Ballet, 1971
STAGING
PACT Ballet
REPRODUCED BY
John Hart
SCENERY & COSTUMES
Peter Farmer
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Civic Theatre, Johannesburg, 3 September 1971
Joffrey Ballet, 1973
STAGING
Joffrey Ballet
REPRODUCED BY
John Hart
SCENERY & COSTUMES
David Walker
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Wolftrap Farm, Vienna VA, 9 August 1973
Shakespeare and the Performing Arts, 1973
STAGING
Shakespeare and the Performing Arts; Nocturne only
DANCERS
Titania: Natalia Makarova; Oberon: Michael Coleman
FIRST PERFORMANCE
John F Kennedy Center, Washington DC, 26 September 1973
Royal Swedish Ballet, 1975
STAGING
Royal Swedish Ballet
SCENERY & COSTUMES
David Walker
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Opera House, Stockholm, 14 October 1975
Het Nationale Ballet, 1977
STAGING
Het Nationale Ballet; under the title Midzomernachtsdroom
REPRODUCED BY
Faith Worth
SCENERY & COSTUMES
David Walker
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam, 8 December 1977
National Ballet of Canada, 1977-1978
STAGING
National Ballet of Canada
REPRODUCED BY
Faith Worth
SCENERY & COSTUMES
David Walker
FIRST PERFORMANCE
TKTK 1977-1978
Spoleto Festival USA, 1980
STAGING
Spoleto Festival USA; Nocturne only, in Shakespeare in the Dance
DANCERS
Titania: Denise Jackson; Oberon: Anthony Dowell
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Gaillard Auditorium, Charleston SC, 31 May 1980
Ballet West, 1985
STAGING
Ballet West
REPRODUCED BY
John Hart
SCENERY & COSTUMES
David Walker
FIRST PERFORMANCE
High School, Aspen CO, 30 July 1985 (preview); Capitol Theater, Salt Lake City UT, 20 September 1985
Irek Mukhamedov and Company, 1992
STAGING
Irek Mukhamedov and Company; Nocturne only
DANCERS
Titania: Bonnie Moore; Oberon: William Trevitt
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Derngate Theatre, Northampton, 14 April 1992
American Ballet Theatre, 2002
STAGING
American Ballet Theatre
REPRODUCED BY
Anthony Dowell, Christopher Carr
SCENERY & COSTUMES
David Walker
DANCERS
Titania: Alessandra Ferri; Oberon: Ethan Stiefel; Puck: Herman Cornejo; Bottom: Isaac Stappas
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Metropolitan Opera House, New York NY, 24 May 2002
Copyright © 2004 by David Vaughan
This listing is part of a chronology that was originally published in Vaughan’s Frederick Ashton and His Ballets (Alfred E Knopf 1976; 2nd ed., London: Dance Books, 1999) and includes new productions added since then, and up until 2007