Midsummer Watch was Peter Darrell’s first ballet, made for Ballet Workshop at the Mercury Theatre and the Festival of Britain. The story is of Zoe, Phoebe and the Shepherds in a charmingly...
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Hugo Alfvén (1872-1960). Swedish composer, conductor and musician
Hugo Alfvén was a Swedish composer, conductor and violinist who worked with the Royal Opera House in Stockholm. A contemporary of Wilhelm Stenhammar, Alfvén’s compositions were in a late Romantic style and were widely popular. His work was often inspired by his homeland; he wrote three Swedish Rhapsodies, along with five symphonies and a ballet, Bergakungen (The Mountain King), composed between 1916 and 1923. The ballet was first performed by the Royal Swedish Ballet in Stockholm, with choreography by Jean Börlin. A later ballet, The Prodigal Son, was completed in 1957 with choreography by Ivo Cramér.