 Music by Charles Lecocq Music arranged by Efrem Kurtz Music orchestrated by Richard Mohaupt and Gordon Jones Choreography by Leonide Massine Libretto based on Lecocq's operetta La Fille de Madame Angot Scenery and costumes by Mstislav Dobujinsky World Premiere: Metropolitan Opera House, New York, 10/10/43 Original Cast: Nora Kaye (Soubrette), Leonide Massine (Barber), Rosella Hightower (Aristocrat), Andre Eglevsky (Artist), Simon Semenoff (Old Official), John Kriza (His Confidant), Nicolas Orloff (Officer), Michael Kidd (Vagabond) At the Masquerade: Simon Semenoff (The Pear), John Kriza (The Knife), Jean Davidson, John Taras (Troubadors) |