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Coppelia Title
Merle Park as Coppelia

Coppelia
or
"The Girl With Enamel Eyes"

~ classical ballet in three acts.
~ based on the tale by E.T.A. Hoffmann.
~ Original choreography by Marius Petipa, it premiered in 1870.
~ Considered ballets' great comedy

Principal Characters:
Swanilda
Franz ~ Swanilda's suitor
Dr. Coppelius ~ An old inventor
Copellia ~ Dr. Coppelius' invented "daughter"