Travesti (theatre)
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Travesti is a theatrical character in an opera, play, or ballet performed by a performer of the opposite sex.
Sarah Bernhardt as Hamlet
The famous castrato Farinelli caricatured in one of his female roles
The ballerina Eugénie Fiocre as a matador, c. 1860
Pierre Jélyotte as the nymph Plataea in Rameau's opera Platée
Coppélia
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Coppélia is a comic ballet from 1870 originally choreographed by Arthur Saint-Léon to the music of Léo Delibes, with libretto by Charles-Louis-Étienne Nuitter. Nuitter's libretto and mise-en-scène was
Travesti (theatre)
…the day, danced them more frequently, often partnering Fanny as her leading man. The French ballerina Eugénie Fiocre, who created the role of Franz in Coppélia, was particularly known for her travesti performances. Cross-dressing in music and opera…
Giuseppina Bozzacchi as Swanhilda in the Saint-Léon/Delibes Coppélia. Paris, 1870
Coppélia, 2010