L'Histoire du soldat
A soldier trades his violin to the Devil for a book that brings wealth, only to find that three days with the Devil have cost him three years at home. He later loses his wealth to break the Devil’s hold, uses his violin to revive a sick princess, and marries her. When he crosses a forbidden boundary, the Devil takes the Princess away. The work combines spoken drama, dance, and music; the Princess is a usually silent dancer role.