Ballet

Leda, the Swiss Milkmaid

Leda, the Swiss Milkmaid is a ballet choreographed by Filippo Taglioni to music by Adalbert Gyrowetz, first performed in 1821. Lydia, the Swiss Milkmaid (a.k.a. Lydia, ou la Laitière Suisse, or as Natalie, oder Das schweizer Milchmädche) is a…

Leda, the Swiss Milkmaid
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Choreography
Filippo Taglioni
Music
Adalbert Gyrowetz
Premiere
1821
First performed at
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About the work

Lydia, the Swiss Milkmaid (a.k.a. Lydia, ou la Laitière Suisse, or as Natalie, oder Das schweizer Milchmädche) is a Demi-Caractère ballet in 2 acts, with choreography by Filippo Taglioni and music by Adalbert Gyrowetz.

First presented as Das schweizer Milchmädche at the Theater am Kärntnertor, Vienna, Austrian Empire on Monday, October 8, 1821.

From the Wikipedia article “Lydia, the Swiss Milkmaid”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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