Sylvia – Act III solo (Darcey Bussell, The Royal Ballet)

Former Royal Ballet Principal dancer Darcey Bussell performs the Act III solo in Ashton’s sparkling ballet, Sylvia. Find out more at Frederick Ashton’s delightful full-length classical ballet is a charming feast for the senses, set to Delibes’ marvellous score. Sylvia was Frederick Ashton’s second full-length ballet, created in 1952 as a sparkling showpiece for his muse Margot Fonteyn. Ashton used Delibes’ gorgeous 1876 score – famously beloved by Tchaikovsky, who praised its