Diavolina

Diavolina was a pantomime ballet in a single act with music by César Pugni a scenario and choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon, and a set by Cambon and Thierry . It had its world premiere at the Imperial Theatre of the Opéra on 6 July 1863, and the striking dance productions in it by Saint-Léon assured its success despite its uninspired score overly dependent upon Italian songs found in the collection Passatempi musicali . The ballet was mounted on 21 dates between its premiere on 6 July 1863 and…