Coppelia

June 11 & 12, 2011
Saturday & Sunday | 3 pm

"Coppelia,” a classic first performed in 1870, is set in a village that houses the mysterious workshop of Dr. Coppelius, a lonely inventor. He’s crafted a beautiful life-sized mechanical doll named Coppelia and treats it like a daughter. Franz, a villager, does not realize that Coppelia is a doll and is mesmerized by her beauty. Swanhilda, the girl who loves Franz, grows jealous of her rival, so she breaks into the doctor’s workshop with her friends. Dr. Coppelius finds the intruders and throws them out. Swanhilda impersonates Coppelia and pretends to come to life, dancing a Scottish reel and Spanish fandango. Then Dr. Coppelius is saddened to find out his doll hasn’t actually turned into a real girl. But the story ends happily-ever-after with the wedding of Swanhilda and Franz and a village celebration.