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La Tentation

La Tentation was a long and baroque ballet in five acts with music by Jacques-François Halévy and Casimir Gide and a libretto by Hygin-Auguste Cavé and Charles-Edmond Duponchel. The choreography was created by Jean Coralli, and the sets were done by E. Bertin , Delaroche , Feuchères, E. Lamy , and Camille Roqueplan . It was produced on 29 dates between the time of its premiere on 20 June 1832 and 30 January 1833. Thereafter its first, second, or fourth act was mounted separately from the matrix…

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