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Joseph Mazilier (1 March 1801 in Marseilles – 19 May 1868 in Paris) was a 19th-century French dancer, balletmaster and choreographer. He was born as Giulio Mazarini. He was most noted for his ballets Paquita (1844) and Le Corsaire (1856). He created the role of James in La Sylphide with Marie Taglioni. [1] .
At the Opera, he made his debut as a choreographer in 1839 with La Gipsy, underlining his predilection for dramatic narrative. He was particularly talented at portraying powerful situations in both the comic register (Le Diable à quatre pattes, 1845) and in tragedy (Aelia et Mysis, 1853).
Learn about Joseph Mazilier (1797-1868), a leading character dancer and ballet master of the Romantic era. He created roles in La Sylphide, La Fille du Danube, Paquita, and Le Corsaire, among others.
Paquita is the creation of French composer Édouard Deldevez and Paris Opéra Ballet Master Joseph Mazilier. [2] It was first presented at the Salle Le Peletier by the Paris Opera Ballet on 1 April 1846 and was retained in the repertory of the Opéra until 1851.
The dancers of the Paris Opera at the Musée d'Orsay. The day that Nureyev performed in Swan Lake with the Paris Opera. Joseph Mazilier, dancer, choreographer and ballet master. The day the Opera Ballet and G.R.C.O.P. danced in Avignon. The day that Maria Callas sang Norma at the Paris Opera.
Le Diable à quatre is a ballet in two acts and three scenes (or in three acts), [1] with choreography by Joseph Mazilier, music by Adolphe Adam, and libretto by Adolphe de Leuven, first presented by the Ballet of the Académie Royale de Musique on 11 August 1845, with Carlotta Grisi (as Mazourka) and Lucien Petipa (as Count Polinski).
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Feb 1, 2024 · Eventually, Le Corsaire turned out to be the final collaboration between two of 19th century ballet’s greatest figures: choreographer Joseph Mazilier and composer Adolphe Adam. The latter died just a few months before the ballet premiered at the Paris Opera on January 23, 1856.
