Ozaï

Ozaï was billed as a pantomimic ballet in two acts and six tableaux with a score by Casimir Gide and a scenario by Jean Coralli, who also supplied its choreography. It had its world premiere at the Royal Academy of Music on 26 April 1847. Ozaï was Coralli’s last ballet for the Opéra. Based upon the life and travels of the explorer Louis Bougainville , it featured expensive sets that represented Tahiti, Versailles, and Marseilles with the added spectacle of a fleet maneuvering on the stage. Yet…