La Fille mal gardée – Act I pas de deux (Anna Rose O Sullivan, Marcelino Sambé; The Royal Ballet)

Royal Ballet dancers Anna Rose O Sullivan and Marcelino Sambé in Ashton s La Fille mal gardée Act I pas de deux. Enjoy this video? Subscribe to our channel to receive notifications about new ballet and opera clips. Frederick Ashton’s final full-length ballet La Fille mal gardée (The Wayward Daughter) is one of his most joyous creations, inspired by his love for the Suffolk countryside. It is based on a 1789 French ballet originally created by Jean Dauberval; John Lanchbery created the music for Ashton’s ballet from Ferdinand Hérold’s 1828 score. La Fille mal gardée was a resounding success on its premiere in 1960 and has remained a firm favourite in The Royal Ballet’s repertory. The ballet displays some of Ashton’s most virtuoso choreography, most strikingly in the series of energetic pas de deux that express the youthful passion of Lise and Colas.