Coppélia Ballet Suite
Delibes, Léo / Mcalister, Clark
Coppélia, Delibes' first complete ballet score, was given its premiere in Paris at the Théâtre Impérial de l'Opéra on May 25, 1870 - less than two months before the onset of the Franco-Prussian War which not only disrupted performances of the ballet (especially after the siege of Paris) but led indirectly to the untimely deaths of choreographer Arthur Saint-Léon (September) and 17-year old prima ballerina Giuseppina Bozzacchi (November). The b...