Alfred Le Grand

Alfred Le Grand was billed as a pantomime ballet in three acts with choreography by Jean Aumer and music by Wincelas Robert, count de Gallenberg (see eighteenth-century volume for Aumer). Every effort was made to secure success for this work. A complete military band was featured on the stage; the hero made a valiant stand on a bridge; three striking and expensive sets were provided by Pierre Cicéri. Yet the composition enjoyed only 14 performances during its first run at the Opéra from its…