Zerline, ou la corbeille d’oranges

Zerline, ou la corbeille d’oranges was an opera in three acts with a score by Daniel Auber, a libretto by Eugène Scribe, and choreography by Joseph Mazilier. It had its world premiere at the Opéra on 16 May 1851, the only year that it was produced. It was dropped from the repertory after its 14th performance on 29 October 1851. The curtain rises on Auber’s work with Roccanera regretting that he has lost his independence by marrying the princess de Roccanera, daughter of the king of Sicily. He…