Article VII ‘Francis Poulenc on His Ballets', Ballet, no. 4/2, September 1946, pp. 57–58

A performance of Aubade by the Nouveau Ballet de Monte Carlo, which took place while he was in London recently, was the occasion of the following few remarks by Poulenc about the ballets for which he has composed the music. These are Les Biches (1924), Aubade (1929) and Les Animaux modèles (1942) which has never been given in England, though there are hopeful rumours of a collaboration between Poulenc and Frederick Ashton, who would certainly be the composer’s choice as choreographer. ¹