Mirsa

Mirsa, sometimes written Mirza incorrectly, was a successful ballet in three acts with choreography by Maximilien Gardel. It had its world premiere at the Opéra on 18 November 1779. It was not mounted by the artistes in 1783-85, 1787, or 1793-94, but it was billed on 144 dates between the time of its initial representation in 1779 and 6 September 1799. It was dropped from the repertory on this latter date after it and another work returned only 387 francs to the box office. Mirsa is set in the…