Ballet

Les mariés de la tour Eiffel

Les mariés de la tour Eiffel is a ballet choreographed by Jean Börlin to music by Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc and 2 more, first performed in 1921. Les Mariés de la tour Eiffel (The Wedding Party on the Eiffel Tower) is a ballet to a libretto by Jean Cocteau,…

Les mariés de la tour Eiffel
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Choreography
Jean Börlin
Music
Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc, Georges Auric, Germaine Tailleferre
Premiere
1921
First performed at
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About the work

Les Mariés de la tour Eiffel (The Wedding Party on the Eiffel Tower) is a ballet to a libretto by Jean Cocteau, choreography by Jean Börlin, set by Irène Lagut, costumes by Jean Hugo, and music by five members of Les Six: Georges Auric, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc and Germaine Tailleferre. The score calls for two narrators. The ballet was first performed in Paris in 1921.

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