Part I: From Italy to Paris, from comic Opera to Ballet [1] by Sarah McCleave, Queen’s University Belfast Background This blog post is the first in a set of three that will consider the travels of the story-ballet (otherwise known as ballet-pantomime) Ninette à la cour. This post will cover the exchange of productions and personnel between Paris and London between 1777 and 1802. The plot, which follows the misadventures that arise from transplanting a pair of bucolic lovers