What is Coppélia ou La fille aux yeux d'email?
Q: What is Coppélia ou La fille aux yeux d'email?
A: Coppélia ou La fille aux yeux d'email is a comedy ballet that is considered to be the most famous and most performed in the world.
Q: Who wrote the story that Coppélia was based on?
A: The ballet was based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's 1816 short story The Sandman.
Q: Who wrote the music for the ballet?
A: The music for the ballet was written by Léo Delibes.
Q: Who choreographed the ballet?
A: The ballet was choreographed by Arthur Saint-Léon.
Q: What is the plot of Coppélia?
A: The ballet tells the story of Swanhilda and Frantz, who are sweethearts. Swanhilda believes that Frantz is in love with Coppélia, a strange girl in the house of a dollmaker named Dr. Coppélius. Swanhilda eventually discovers that Coppélia is actually a doll, and Dr. Coppélius attempts to bring the doll to life using Frantz's life force. Swanhilda saves her sweetheart's life, and the two live happily ever after.
Q: Who were the actors that played the main characters in Coppélia?
A: Giuseppina Bozzacchi played Swanhilda, while Eugenie Fiocre played Frantz.
Q: When was Coppélia first performed?
A: The ballet was first performed on May 25, 1870 at the Théâtre Impérial de l´Opéra in Paris, France.
