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Ondine by Frederick Ashton – A showpiece for Margot Fonteyn, who owed much of her success to the tailor-made role Frederick Ashton created for her. Seats for every performance of this ballet were sold out withing two weeks of opening. The Firebird – In which Michael Somes, as Prince Ivan Tsarevitch, was said to be unsurpassed by any living dancer. It is a riot of colour and action, ably showcasing Stravinsky’s haunting music. Swan Lake (Act II). This shows the Royal Ballet Company at its classical best. With Tchaikovsky’s enchanting music, it brings contrast to the modernism of Ondine and the excitement of Firebird
