''The Witch'' is a ballet made by John Cranko to

Maurice Ravel Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composers rejected the term. In ...

's Piano Concerto in G Major (1931). The premiere took place Friday, 18 August 1950 at the Royal Opera House,

Covent Garden Covent Garden is a district in London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit-and-vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist si ...

, London.

Original cast

* Melissa Hayden * Francisco Moncion

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Witch, The Ballets by John Cranko New York City Ballet repertory Ballets to the music of Maurice Ravel 1950 ballet premieres