| Les Deux Pigeons | |
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| Choreographer | Louis Mérante |
| Music | André Messager |
| Based on | The Two Pigeons by Jean de La Fontaine |
| Premiere | 18 October 1886 Paris Opéra |
Les Deux Pigeons is a ballet originally choreographed in two acts by Louis Mérante to music by André Messager. The libretto by Mérante and Henri de Régnier is based on the fable The Two Pigeons by Jean de La Fontaine. The work was first performed at the Paris Opéra on 18 October 1886.[1] The premiere cast included Rosita Mauri as Gourouli and Marie Sanlaville as Pépio.[1]
Frederick Ashton later created a new ballet to Messager's music under the title The Two Pigeons.
- ^ a b Noel E & Stoullig E. Les Annales du Théâtre et de la Musique, 12eme édition, 1886. G Charpentier et Cie, Paris, 1887.