La Somnambule ou L'Arrivée d'un nouveau seigneur

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La Somnambule is a ballet-pantomime composed by Ferdinand Herold and premiered in 1827. It is based on a Eugene Scribe work, and choreographed by Aumer. This ballet was produced in 1827 at the height of stage works incorporating somnambulism. The work was quite popular in Paris and inspired many more works incorporating somnambulism, including Vincenzo Bellini's "La Sonnambula." Although the work remains unpublished to this day, it has recently been recorded under the direction of conductor Richard Bonynge.