The ballet opens with Paulli 's orchestrated version of Weber 's concert waltz , Invitation to the Dance .
The ballet 's composer Holger Simon Paulli attempted to evoke Paris in the 1820s and 1830s .
The ballet opens with Holger Simon Paulli 's orchestrated version of Weber 's concert waltz , Invitation to the Dance .
The ballet 's composer Holger Simon Paulli attempted to evoke Paris in the 1820s and 1830s .