Coppelie

Live transmission: Live from the Palais Garnier
Ballet in 2 two acts – After Arthur Saint-Léon

Léo Delibes Music Patrice Bart - Choregraphy and direction (Opéra national de Paris, 1996) from Arthur Saint-Léon
Ezio Toffolutti - Sets and costumes
Yves Bernard - Lighting

With the Étoiles, the Premiers Danseurs and the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris.

Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
Orchestre Colonne
Koen Kessels - Conductor

Since it was first performed in 1870 at the Paris Opera, Coppelia has undergone several adaptations. A variation on the theme of the doll that comes to life, Patrice Bart's version – imbued with Hoffmannien fantasy – plays the disconcerting game of doubles and illusion.