Pierre de Médicis

Pierre de Médicis was billed as an opera in four acts and seven tableaux with music by prince Jósef Poniatowski, a libretto by Jules-Henri-Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Emilien Pacini, choreography by Lucien Petipa. Its spectacular sets were created by Nolau and Rubé (a. 1), Martin (a. 2), Despléchin (a. 3), and Thierry and Cambon (a. 4). It had its world premiere at the Imperial Theatre of the Opéra on 9 March 1860, and it went on to enjoy a modest measure of success. It was billed on 32 dates…