Coppelia Ballet A Timeline Richard Finkelstein, 1998 Coppelia ballet, a dance history. These notes may be reproduced as long as proper credit to the author is included 1681 ------------------------- Women not ALLOWED in ballet until composer Jean Baptiste Lully forced the issue in the academy established by Louis XIV in 1681 1748 La Mettrie proposes the concept of Man as Machine July 7, 1796 ...

Part of the catalogue of the scenery collection of the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo housed at Butler University. Contains pictures of the ballet *Coppelia*. Richly illustrated.