Les Sylphides Coppelia Nureyev Fonteyn Nerina

Coppélia unfolds in a charming village square where the young Franz becomes enchanted by a mysterious maiden named Coppélia, who sits motionless in a window of the toymaker Dr. Coppélius's house. His betrothed, Swanilda, grows jealous of this strange rival. When Swanilda sneaks into the toymaker's workshop to investigate, she discovers that Coppélia is merely an exquisite mechanical doll—a masterwork of clockwork engineering. The act culminates in a spectacular display of animated automata. In the final act, the confusion and comedy resolve as Franz realizes his true love lies with the living, breathing Swanilda. The ballet celebrates the triumph of human warmth and genuine emotion over artifice, while showcasing the toymaker's ingenious creations through dazzling choreography that mirrors mechanical precision and human grace.