tHE RETURN OF THIS FAMILY FAVORITE.
George Balanchine's Coppelia makes a welcome return to San Francisco as part of the 2015/16 season. A family favorite, Coppelia's mixture of fantasy and reality is brought to life by the talents of the company, alongside magnificent costumes and sets!
Hey Dollface, the story of Coppelia
The lonely, miserly inventor Dr Coppelius lives in a vast house full of his wonderful automaton creations - but his pride and joy is a beautiful life-sized doll that he named Coppelia.
The village in which he lives is about to celebrate its annual harvest festival, and spirits are high - even more so when the handsome youth Franz is about to marry his sweetheart Swanhilde. But on the eve of their wedding, Swanhilde spies her fiance gazing at a beautiful girl on Dr Coppelius' balcony.
Enraged but intrigued, she sets out to discover who this mysterious stranger is - with almost disastrous results for Franz, who is caught snooping in the old house by the nefarious inventor whilst looking for her. Will the two young lovers live to say their marriage? Or will Dr Coppelius be able to bring his beloved doll to life, at the expense of Franz's life?
Coppelia embodies all that young love purports to be, and asks the age-old question: what IS one's true hearts' desire?
