Fact file
| Year of birth | 1836 |
| Year of death | 1891 |
| Nationality | France |
| Period | Romantic |
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HerfordWeihnachten in aller Welt
Mendelssohn, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Delibes, Sviridov, Anderson, Bernstein, Herbert, Gershwin, Silvestri, Coots, Williams
North West German Philharmonic; Pietro Borgonovo; Leonor Amaral
Bad SalzuflenWeihnachten in aller Welt
Mendelssohn, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Delibes, Sviridov, Anderson, Bernstein, Herbert, Gershwin, Silvestri, Coots, Williams
North West German Philharmonic; Pietro Borgonovo; Leonor Amaral
ViennaSylviaNew production
Delibes: Sylvia
Manuel Legris; Vienna State Ballet; Kevin Rhodes; Luisa Spinatelli; Jacques Giovanangeli
ViennaWiener Staatsballett in der Volksoper: Coppélia
Delibes: Coppélia
Pierre Lacotte; Vienna State Ballet; Simon Hewett; Lorenz C Aichner; Jean-Luc Simonini; Michel Ronvaux
BudapestOMG
Delibes, Tchaikovsky, Czerny
George Balanchine; Harald Lander; Hungarian National Ballet; Imre Kollár; István Rózsa; Nóra Rományi
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Ashton's Sylvia makes a welcome return
Marianela Núñez was in her element as the huntress in Ashton's charming ballet.
An exotic banquet to savour from Les Siècles
It was truly magnifique to welcome French period instrument orchestra Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth to the BBC Proms for a highly perfumed programme of exotic sweetmeats.
Cello Octet resounds at the Hagia Eirene
Berlin Philharmonic cellists combine with Turkish counterparts for a dazzling performance in Istanbul.
Bocca's Ballet Nacional Sodre dances Coppélia
A warm and charming Coppélia performed by Julio Bocca's excellent young Uruguayan company.
A brilliant Coppelia
Coppelia's convincing cartoon world with some great dancing by soloists De Jongh and Camargo and comedic genius by Yanowsky.
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