The Lady and the Fool

The Lady and the Fool
ChoreographerJohn Cranko
MusicGiuseppe Verdi arranged by
Sir Charles Mackerras
Based ona scenario by John Cranko
Premiere25 February 1954
New Theatre, Oxford
Original ballet companySadler's Wells Ballet
SettingItaly
GenreNeoclassical ballet

The Lady and the Fool is a ballet, created by choreographer John Cranko with lesser-known operatic music by Giuseppe Verdi arranged by Sir Charles Mackerras. The story concerns the love of a poor clown for a society beauty, who finally rejects her wealthy suitors and chooses a life with the clown.

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