If marches and waltzes are inherently Viennese, Mazurkas are intrinsically Polish and nocturnes are forever Irish at their core, much of the world’s greatest ballet music will always be associated ...

A young ballet dancer performs a graceful routine to the music of Coppélia – and takes home first prize in a major international competition. An 11-year-old Japanese dancer was awarded top prize at a ...

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Ferdinand Herold, Adolphe Adam and Leo Delibes, three French composers who were significant figures in the world of ballet ...

We move on to a pair of songs without words. The Flower Duet from the opera "Lakme" by Leo Delibes became not only one of the composer's most successful pieces, but also one of the most famous tunes ...

After early lessons with his mother, Delibes entered the Paris Conservatoire at the age of 12 but this precocious start led only to jobs as organist and accompanist (Adolphe Adam, the composer of ...

Clément Philibert Léo Delibes was a French composer, best known for his ballets and operas. His works include the ballets Coppélia (1870) and Sylvia (1876) and the opera Lakmé (1883). (via Wikipedia) ...