The Beauty of Lebanon or The Mountain Spirit

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The Beauty of Lebanon, or The Mountain Spirit (aka La Belle du Liban, ou L'Esprit des montagnes or Livanskaya Krasavitsa, ili Gorni Dukh) is a Fantastic ballet in 3 Acts-7 Scenes, with choreography by Marius Petipa, and music by Cesare Pugni. Libretto by E. Rappoport and Marius Petipa.

First presented by the Imperial Ballet on December 12/24 (Julian/Gregorian calendar dates), 1863 at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. Principal Dancers - Mariia Surovshchikova-Petipa (as the Mountain Spirit), Timofei Stukolkin (as Beshir)