Ballet of the Nuns
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Ballet of the Nuns
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Ballet of the Nuns is the first ballet blanc and the first romantic ballet. It is an episode in Act 3 of Giacomo Meyerbeer's grand opera, Robert le diable. It was first performed in November 1831 at the Paris Opéra. The choreography was created by Filippo Taglioni. Jean Coralli may have choreographed the entry of the nuns. The short ballet tells of deceased nuns rising from their tombs in a ruined cloister. Their aim is to seduce the knight, Robert le Diable, into accepting a talisman to win him
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Episode in Giacomo Meyerbeer's grand opera, Robert le diable
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2021-06-03T06:12:16Z
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