La Somnambule

La Somnambule was a ballet in three acts with music by Louis Hérold, a libretto by Eugène Scribe, and choreography by Jean Aumer (see eighteenth-century volume for Aumer). It had its premiere on 19 September 1827 and enjoyed 92 performances during its first run lasting from 1827 to 1836. It was revived on another 13 occasions between 1838 and 1840, and it was billed at the Opéra on 11 dates during its last run there between 1857 and 1859. Its 116th and final presentation took place on 9…