Sylvia, originally Sylvia, ou La nymphe de Diane, is a full-length classical ballet in two or three acts, first choreographed by Louis Mérante to music by Léo Delibes.
Rita Sangalli as Sylvia in the 1876 production of the ballet
Olga Preobrajenska in the title rôle
Sergei Legat as the shepherd Aminta, being struck by Sylvia's arrow
Margot Fonteyn and Julia Farron in the 1952 production
Clément Philibert Léo Delibes was a French Romantic composer, best known for his ballets and operas. His works include the ballets Coppélia (1870) and Sylvia (1876) and the opera Lakmé (1883), which includes the well-known "Flower Duet".
La Source, 1866
Grave in the Cimetière de Montmartre
Lakmé, Act I, 1883