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In this Arcadian love story, set in mythical Greece amid a realm of otherworldly creatures and verdant forests, the deity Eros intervenes to unite the nymph Sylvia with the lovelorn shepherd Aminta. The splendid score by Léo Delibes was so admired by Tchaikovsky that he purportedly declared: had he known the music existed at the time, he would never have composed Swan Lake!
Sylvia is performed by arrangement with The Frederick Ashton Foundation, and is one of over 100 ballets created by Frederick Ashton (1904–1988). These performances are given as part of the Ashton Worldwide 2024–2028 festival. For further information, visit frederickashton.org.uk.
