Zemire et Azor

Zemire et Azor was a fairy ballet in three acts and six tableaux with a scenario and choreography by A.J.J. Deshayes and a score by Jean-Madeleine Schneitzhoeffer. The famous set designer Pierre Cicéri provided the decor, and Gromaire was responsible for the apparatus necessary for the deus ex machina aspects of its production. The costumes were created by Frangonard . It had its world premiere at the Royal Academy of Music on 20 October 1824. The curatin rises in Zémire et Azor to disclose…