Charles Mackerras authority on Mozart's operas and those of Sir Arthur Sullivan. His ballet with John Cranko, "Pineapple Poll", is an arrangement of Sullivan music with a story based on one of W. S. Gilbert's "Bab Ballads". The piece premiered in 1951, soon after the expiration of copyright on Sullivan's music, and continues to be a popular light music favourite in English speaking countries. Mackerras later arranged music by Giuseppe Verdi for the ballet "The Lady and the Fool". He also arranged a suite from John Ireland's score for the 1946 film "The Overlanders", after Ireland's death in 1962. He became principal
Sarasota Ballet mal Gardee", "Valses nobles et sentimentales" and "Jazz Calendar"; Dame Ninette de Valois' "Checkmate" and "The Rake's Progress"; John Cranko's "Pineapple Poll"; Christopher Wheeldon's "There Where She Loves" and "The American"; Michel Fokine's "Les Sylphides" and "Petrushka" and Rudolf Nureyev's "Raymonda Act III". Sarasota Ballet The Sarasota Ballet is an American ballet company based in Sarasota, Florida. It was founded in 1990 by former principal ballerina and choreographer Jean Allenby-Weidner and is now acclaimed for its performances of Sir Frederick Ashton's ballets under its director Iain Webb. In 1987, Jean Weidner founded The Sarasota Ballet as a presenting organization, establishing