La Fille mal gardée
Anna Pavlova as Lise, 1900
La Fille Mal Gardée is a comedy ballet in three scenes. Its title means The Unchaperoned Daughter. The music is by Ferdinand Hérold. The choreography is by Dauberval. It was first performed in Bordeaux, France in 1789. It was then presented at the Grand Theatre in Paris on July 1, 1789. It is the oldest ballet still performed by major ballet companies.[1]
La Fille Mal Gardée Media
Anna Pavlova in "La Fille mal gardée", 1912
Pavel Gerdt as Colas in Jules Perrot's production. St. Petersburg, circa 1865. 
Anna Prikhounova as Lise in Jules Perrot's production. St. Petersburg, circa 1865.
Notes
- ↑ Balanchine 1975, p. 160.
References
- Balanchine, George (1975), 101 Stories of the Great Ballets, Anchor Books