Sacountala

Sacountala was a ballet in two acts with a score by Louis-Etienne-Ernest Reyer, a libretto by Théophile Gautier, and choreography by Lucien Petipa. It had its world premiere at the Opéra on 14 July 1858, and its first run of 15 performances lasted until 17 September 1858. It was revived for another seven stagings in 1859-60, but the public was unimpressed by it despite Mme Amalia Ferraris ’ skill, and it had to be dropped from the repertory on 1 February 1860 after its 20th representation. The…