Ballet

Napoli

Napoli is a ballet choreographed by August Bournonville to music by Niels Gade, Holger Simon Paulli, Hans Christian Lumbye and 1 more, first performed in 1842. Napoli, or The Fisherman and His Bride is a ballet created in 1842 for Denmark's Royal Ballet by Danish choreographer…

Napoli
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Choreography
August Bournonville
Music
Niels Gade, Holger Simon Paulli, Hans Christian Lumbye, Edvard Helsted
Premiere
1842
First performed at
Royal Danish Theatre

About the work

Napoli, or The Fisherman and His Bride is a ballet created in 1842 for Denmark's Royal Ballet by Danish choreographer and ballet master August Bournonville. It tells the story of Teresina, a young Italian girl who falls in love with Gennaro, a fisherman, and culminates in the marriage of the lovers.

From the Wikipedia article “Napoli (ballet)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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