• Table of contents; list of figures; introduction; 1) la muette de portici; 2) fra diavolo (saltarella); 3) le dieu et la bayadère; 4) gustave iii, ou le bal masqué; 5) le lac de fées; 6) l'enfant prodigue; 7) zerline; 8) les rendezvous; 9) grand pas classique.

Daniel-François-Esprit Auber (Caen 29 January 1782- Paris 12/13 May 1871) is primarily remembered as one of the great masters of opéra-comique, but also played a very important role in the development of Romantic ballet through the long danced interludes and divertissements in his grand operas La Muette de Portici, Le Dieu et la Bayadère, Gustave III, ou Le Bal masque, Le Lac des fées, L'Enfant prodigue, Zerline, and the opéra-ballet version of Le Cheval de bronze. Auber also adapted music of ...