Music: J.S.Bach.
Choreography: Roland Petit.
Plot: Jean Cocteau.
Sets: Georges Wakhevitch.
Costumes: Karinska.
Premiered on June 25, 1946 by the Ballets des Champs-Elysées in Paris.
Dancers at the premiere: Jean Babilée (the Young man), Nathalie Philippart (the girl- the death).
In the repertoire of the Paris Opera Ballet since 1990 (danced at the premiere by Kader Belarbi).