Some featherbrain in Moscow was the first to stage this ballet, on March 4, 1877
[DOC] [TLE] List of operettas and operas by Millcker - Topics [PAR] The first was Der tote Gast, an operetta in one act, premiered in 1865 with ... 
opra comique had dominated the French operatic stage since the decline of 
tragdie lyrique .