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- Leo Delibes
Coppélia (1870)
(Ballet in three acts )- Heugel (World)
- 2222/42+cnt31/timp.perc.snare drum/hp/str. *Percussion: small cymbals, bass drum, cymbal, triangle)
- 1 hr 30 min
- Nuitter, inspired by Hoffmann
Programme Note
Dr Coppélius has made a life-size dancing doll. Franz, a village youth, becomes infatuated with it and sets aside his true heart's desire, Swanhilda. She shows him his folly by dressing as the doll, pretending to make it come to life and ultimately saving him from an untimely end at the hands of the inventor. Coppélia was premiered on 25 May 1870 at the Paris Théâtre Impérial de l’Opéra.