Les Petits Riens

Les Petits Riens, a ballet, was mounted initially at the Royal Academy of Music on 11 June 1778 with a score by Mozart and a scenario and choreography by Noverre. Noverre’s libretto has not survived, although the score of the work is extant, but it is possible to have an idea of the scenario of the work from a description of it that appeared in the Journal de Paris for 12 June 1798. The first act featured young Auguste Vestris and Mlle Guimard , and it depicted L’Amour caught in a net and…