The Parisian Market or Le Marché des Innocents

The Parisian Market (aka Le Marché des parisien or Les Marché des Innocents) is a comic ballet in one act, with libretto and choreography by Marius Petipa and music by Cesare Pugni.[1]

First presented by the Imperial Ballet under the title Le Marché des parisien on 5 May [O.S. 23 April] 1859 at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. Principal dancers: Mariia Surovshchikova-Petipa (as Lizetta), Marius Petipa (as Simon), and Timofei Stukolkin (as the Marquis Megrèle).[1]

Revivals/Restagings

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Petipa Society website

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Further reading

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  • Nadine Meisner, 2019: Marius Petipa: The Emperor's Ballet Master. OUP ISBN 9780190659301