Fact file
| Year of birth | 1836 |
| Year of death | 1891 |
| Nationality | France |
| Period | Romantic |
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AmsterdamSummerNight at the Opera
Rossini, Puccini, Verdi, Gounod, Tchaikovsky, Delibes, Bizet
Philharmonie Südwestfalen - Landesorchester Nordrhein Westfalen; Kazem Abdullah; Nadine Koutcher; Pavel Valuzhin; Oleksandr Pushniak
DartfordAn Afternoon at the Ballet
Smetana, Delibes, Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Nathan Fifield
NorthamptonA Night at the Ballet
Smetana, Delibes, Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Nathan Fifield
ViennaSylvia
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
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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.