Les Jumeaux de Bergame

Les Jumeaux de Bergame was a pantomime-ballet in a single act with a score by Théodore de Lajarte, a scenario based upon Florian by Charles Nuitter and Louis Mérante, and choreography by Louis Mérante. It had its world premiere at the casino de Paramé during the summer of 1885, and it was brought to the stage of the Garnier Palace on 26 January 1886. Unfortunately, it failed to win support at the Opéra, and it had to be dropped from the repertory here after its fourth presentation. In Les…