About the work
The Kermesse in Bruges, or The Three Gifts is a burlesque ballet in three acts created by the Danish ballet master and choreographer August Bournonville to music by Holger Simon Paulli, first performed by the Royal Danish Ballet on 4 April 1851. The Danish title is Kermessen i Brügge eller De tre Gaver. The ballet tells the story of three brothers who receive magic gifts from an alchemist.
From the Wikipedia article “The Kermesse in Bruges”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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