Le Diable boiteux (ballet)

Le Diable boiteux
Fanny Elssler as Florinda in the dance La Cachucha
Native titleLe Diable boiteux
ChoreographerJean Coralli
MusicCasimir Gide
Based onLe Diable boiteux
Premiere1 June 1836 (1836-06-01)

Le Diable boiteux is a ballet in three acts by Jean Coralli, with music by Casimir Gide, which premiered on 1 June 1836 at the Paris Opera.[1][2] The main roles were played by Fanny Elssler, Joseph Mazilier, Amélie Legallois, Pauline Leroux and Jean-Baptiste Barrez. Loosely inspired by the novel of the same name by Lesage, this ballet was the first great success of Coralli who had, until then, mainly re-edited the ballets of other authors. The cachucha performed by Fanny Elssler was a sensational success.[3]

  1. ^ Au, Susan (1998). "Diable Boiteux, Le". In The International Encyclopedia of Dance. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. ^ Craine, Debra; Mackrell, Judith (2010). "Diable boîteux, Le". In The Oxford Dictionary of Dance. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Le Diable boiteux | ballet". Britannica. Retrieved 24 October 2022.