| Napoli, or The Fisherman and His Bride | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Richard_Jensen_%26_Grethe_Ditlevsen_in_the_pas_de_six_in_3rd_act_of_Napoli.jpg) Richard Jensen and Grethe Ditlevsen in the pas de six in 3rd act of Napoli, 1909 | |
| Choreographer | August Bournonville |
| Music | Holger Simon Paulli Edvard Helsted Niels W. Gade H.C. Lumbye |
| Libretto | August Bournonville |
| Premiere | 29 March 1842 Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Original ballet company | Royal Danish Ballet |
| Characters | Gennaro Veronica Teresina A monk Giacomo Peppo Giovanina Pascarillo Carlino Golfo Coralla Argentina |
| Setting | Naples and the Blue Grotto, Italy |
| Genre | Romantic ballet |
Napoli, or The Fisherman and His Bride is a ballet created in 1842 for Denmark's Royal Ballet by Danish choreographer and ballet master August Bournonville. It tells the story of Teresina, a young Italian girl who falls in love with Gennaro, a fisherman, and culminates in the marriage of the lovers.