Die Puppenfee

The Fairy Doll (German: Die Puppenfee) is a is one-act, two-scene ballet first performed in October 4 1888 at the Vienna State Opera, telling the story of magical dolls coming to life in a Viennese toy shop at night. The libretto was written by Joseph Hassreiter and Franz Xaver Gaul. The ballet's first coreographer was Joseph Hassreiter, with music composed by Josef Bayer in 1888. Camilla Pagliero was the first to dance the role of the Fairy Doll.

The plot was inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s "The Sandman," which also inspired Jacques Offenbach to compose The Tales of Hoffmann and Léo Delibes to write the score for Coppélia. The Fairy Doll, in turn, inspired another ballet, La Boutique Fantasque.