Fille mal gardée, La

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Fille mal gardée, La (The Unchaperoned Girl). 2-act ballet to lib. by Dauberval orig. to medley of Fr. songs and airs. Prod. Bordeaux 1789. For 1828 revival in Paris, Hérold provided new score, using some of orig. tunes, extracts from Rossini and Donizetti operas, and his own mus. Mus. for 1864 Berlin version comp. by Hertel. For 1960 London revival to Ashton choreog., John Lanchbery prepared new score based mainly on Hérold but with Hertel's ‘Clog Dance’.

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