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Rhapsody is a one act ballet by Sir Frederick Ashton, based on Sergei Rachmaninoff's ''Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Royal Opera House Collections On Line )〕 The ballet premiered on 4 August 1980 at The Royal Ballet, and was dedicated to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. It has been revived twice since its 1980 premiere, in 1995 and 2011. ''Rhapsody'' was created ten years after Ashton's official retirement, and has been described as a ''pièce d'occasion'' for the 80th birthday of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother was a friend of Ashton's. The 1980 premiere was the last of Mikhail Baryshnikov's guest appearances with the Royal Ballet, and was the only role created for him at his time there. Rachmaninoff wrote no music specifically for ballet, but many of his scores have been used by choreographers, including Walter Gore, Ben Stevenson and Mats Ek. ''Rhapsody'' was choreographed with a small cast by Ashton, with six men and six women alongside the two principals. ==Original cast== * Mikhail Baryshnikov * Bryony Brind 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rhapsody (Ashton)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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