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Sylvia

Metropolitan Opera House
New York, New York

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Sylvia


Choreography by Frederick Ashton
Music by Léo Delibes
Original Designs by Robin Ironside and Christopher Ironside
Additional Designs by Peter Farmer
Lighting by Mark Jonathan

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.

Upcoming Performances

Thursday,
July 9, 2026
7:30 pm
New York, New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Friday,
July 10, 2026
2:00 pm
New York, New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Catherine Hurlin (Sylvia)
Joo Won Ahn (Aminta)
David LaMarche (Conductor)
Friday,
July 10, 2026
7:30 pm
New York, New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Skylar Brandt (Sylvia)
Jake Roxander (Aminta)
Ormsby Wilkins (Conductor)
Saturday,
July 11, 2026
2:00 pm
New York, New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Devon Teuscher (Sylvia)
Thomas Forster (Aminta)
Charles Barker (Conductor)
Saturday,
July 11, 2026
7:30 pm
New York, New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Hee Seo (Sylvia)
Aran Bell (Aminta)
David LaMarche (Conductor)