Paul et Virginie

Paul et Virginie was offered as a pantomime ballet in three acts with music by R. Kreutzer and choreography by Pierre-Gabriel Gardel. Gardel was imperial ballet master for Napoleon, and this work had its premiere at Saint-Cloud before the emperor on 12 June 1806. It was performed for the first time in Paris for the public on 24 June 1806. The composition was quite popular and enjoyed more than 100 representations. It was dropped from the repertory finally on 31 October 1828. Kreutzer had…