What is La Fille mal gardée?
{{italictitle}} [[File:Fille Mal Gardee -Lise -Anna Pavlova -1900.jpg|thumb|[[Anna Pavlova]] as Lise, 1900]] '''''La Fille Mal Gardée''''' is a [[comedy]] [[ballet]] in three scenes. Its title means ''The Unchaperoned Daughter''. The music is by Ferdinand Hérold. The [[choreography]] is by [[Dauberval]]. It was first performed in [[Bordeaux]], [[France]] in [[1789]]. It was then presented at the Grand Theatre in [[Paris]] on July 1, 1789. It is the oldest ballet still performed by major ballet companies.{{sfn|Balanchine|1975|p=160}} == Notes == {{reflist}} == References== * {{citation |last=Balanchine |first=George |date=1975 |title=101 Stories of the Great Ballets |publisher=Anchor Books}} {{Ballet}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fille Mal Gardee}} [[Category:Ballets]]