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Coppelia is a sentimental comic ballet with original choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon to a ballet libretto by Saint-Léon and Charles Nuitter and music by Léo Delibes. It was based upon two macabre stories by E.T.A. Hoffmann, Der Sandmann (The Sandmann), and Die Puppe (The Doll). The ballet premiered on 25 May 1870 at the Théâtre Impérial de l’Opéra and became immediately one of the most successful ballet at the Opera Garnier, emblematic of the french choreographic style. The story of Coppelia concerns a mysterious and faintly diabolical inventor, Doctor Coppelius who has made a life-size dancing doll. It is so lifelike that Franz, a village swain, is infatuated with it, and sets aside his true heart’s desire, Swanhilde, who in act II shows him his folly by dressing as the doll and pretending to come to life. If Giselle is a tragedy set in a peasant village, then Coppelia is a comedy in the same setting. In its version created in 1996, Patrice Bart comes back the literary origins, the fantastic tale of Hoffmann and insists on the depth of his characters. The ballet unfolds a disturbing and mysterious atmosphere.
Coppelia Ballet in two acts Choreography Patrice Bart after Arthur Saint-Léon Music Léo Delibes Music Director Koen Kessels Paris Opera Ballet
With the Etoiles Dorothée Gilbert, Mathias Heymann, José Martinez, Fabrice Bourgeois and the Paris Opera Ballet.
Choreography: Patrice Bart, Music: Léo Delibes Orchestra, Colonne Orchestra Music Direction: Koen Kessels, Choreography and staging: Patrice Bart after Arthur Saint-Léo, Sets and costumes designs: Ezio Toffolutti Lighting: Yves Bernard
English
English, French
Production compagny : Telmondis
Coproduction compagny : Opéra national de Paris, in association with France TV, Ciel Ecran and Mezzo and with the support of the Centre National de la C
Running Time : 1x95’
Production Year : 2011
Distribution compagny : Telmondis distribution
Video Format : HD CAM, Digibeta 16/9 , 4/3 Letterbox