La Feste de Mirza

La Feste de Mirza is a pantomime ballet in four acts with an intercalated comedy entitled Emilie that aroused sharp criticism. The music was by Grétry with words by Guillard and choreography by Maximilien Gardel. It was a complete failure and was dropped after its second performance. It had its premiere on 17 February 1781. The printed libretto of La Feste de Mirza, or Mirsa, indicates only the principal episodes of its four acts without breaking the intrigue down into scenes. The curtain rises…