La Belle au bois dormant

La Belle au bois dormant was a fairyland ballet with music by Louis-Joseph Hérold, a libretto by Eugène Scribe, and choreography by Jean Louis Aumer (see eighteenth-century volume for Aumer). It had its premiere at the Opéra on 27 April 1829 and was given annually between 1829 and 1838 for a total of 77 performances before it was dropped from the repertory on 23 March 1838. Its first run extended from 27 April to 19 August 1829, and it was billed on 28 dates during these four months. It is not…