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Pierre-Gabriel Gardel
Pierre-Gabriel Gardel (; 4 February 1758, in Nancy, France – 18 October 1840, in Paris) was a French ballet dancer, ballet master, violinist, and composer., 2007. He was the son of Claude Gardel and the younger brother of Maximilien Gardel, seventeen years his senior. In 1795 he married the dancer Marie Miller, whom he showcased in many of his works. Career Entering the school of the Opéra de Paris (Paris Opera) in 1772, he began his studies under his brother's watch. He became a soloist in 1780, but had to give up his performing career for health reasons, paired with the rising jealousy of his contemporary Auguste Vestris, who was a natural technician. Upon his brother Maximillien's death in 1787, Pierre took over as the Opera's ballet master. Assisted by Louis Milon, Gardel went on to head the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris for 40 years, adapting to the turmoil of the French Revolution and the reign of Napoleon. His first three ballets: ''Le Jugement de Pâris'' (1787), ''Ps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy, France
Nancy is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the northeastern Departments of France, French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle. It was the capital of the Duchy of Lorraine, which was Lorraine and Barrois, annexed by France under King Louis XV in 1766 and replaced by a Provinces of France, province, with Nancy maintained as capital. Following its rise to prominence in the Age of Enlightenment, it was nicknamed the "capital of Eastern France" in the late 19th century. The metropolitan area of Nancy had a population of 508,793 inhabitants as of 2021, making it the 16th-largest functional area (France), functional urban area in France and Lorraine's largest. The population of the city of Nancy proper is 104,387 (2022). The motto of the city is —a reference to the thistle, which is a symbol of Lorraine. Place Stanislas, a large square built between 1752 and 1756 by architect Emmanuel Héré under the direction of Stanislaus I of Poland to link the medieval old town of Nancy and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Télémaque Dans L'île De Calypso
''Télémaque dans l'île de Calypso'' (, ) is a French ballet-pantomime created in 1790 by Pierre Gardel and performed at the Opéra de Paris. Background The ballet ''Télémaque dans l'île de Calypso'' was presented in three acts by Pierre Gardel with music composed by Ernest-Louis Miller (Müller). Gardel developed the choreography. On 23 February 1790, ''Télémaque dans l'île de Calypso'' was premiered at the Opéra de Paris. It was performed until 1816, reinstated in 1819, and remained in the repertoire until 24 November 1866.Bibliothèque musicale du Théatre de l'opéra: Catalogue historique, chronologique, anecdotique, publié sous les auspices du Ministère de l'instruction publique et des beaux-arts et rédigé par Théodore de Lajarte ... Avec portraits gravés à l'eau-forte par Le Rat .... (1878). France: Librairie des bibliophiles. Gardel's ability to combine character-driven pantomime with dance and the ballet's execution received contemporary praise.Guide du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Male Ballet Dancers
French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Française'' (film), a 2008 film * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a type of military jacket or tunic * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French (catheter scale), a unit of measurement * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * French Revolution (other) * French River (other), several rivers and other places * Frenching (other) * Justice French (other) Justice French may refer to: * C. G. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1840 Deaths
Events January–March * January 3 – One of the predecessor papers of the ''Herald Sun'' of Melbourne, Australia, ''The Port Phillip Herald'', is founded. * January 10 – Uniform Penny Post is introduced in the United Kingdom. * January 13 – The steamship ''Lexington'' burns and sinks in icy waters, four miles off the coast of Long Island; 139 die, only four survive. * January 19 – Captain Charles Wilkes' United States Exploring Expedition sights what becomes known as Wilkes Land in the southeast quadrant of Antarctica, claiming it for the United States, and providing evidence that Antarctica is a complete continent. * January 21 – Jules Dumont d'Urville discovers Adélie Land in Antarctica, claiming it for France. * January 22 – British colonists reach New Zealand, officially founding the settlement of Wellington. * February – The Rhodes blood libel is made against the Jews of Rhodes. * February 5 – Damascus Affair: The murder of a Capuchin friar and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1758 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoological nomenclature, introducing binomial nomenclature for animals to his established system of Linnaean taxonomy. Among the first examples of his system of identifying an organism by genus and then species, Linnaeus identifies the lamprey with the name ''Petromyzon marinus''. He introduces the term ''Homo sapiens''. (Date of January 1 assigned retrospectively.) * January 20 – At Cap-Haïtien in Haiti, former slave turned rebel François Mackandal is executed by the French colonial government by being burned at the stake. * January 22 – Russian troops under the command of William Fermor invade East Prussia and capture Königsberg with 34,000 soldiers; although the city is later abandoned by Russia after the Seven Years' War ends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballet De L'Opéra National De Paris
The Paris Opera Ballet () is a French ballet company that is an integral part of the Paris Opera. It is the oldest national ballet company, and many European and international ballet companies can trace their origins to it. It is still regarded as one of the five most prominent ballet companies in the world, together with the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, the Mariinsky Ballet in Saint Petersburg, the Royal Ballet in London, and the New York City Ballet.Pourquoi les ballets de l'Opéra de Paris font partie des spectacles favoris des fêtes article by Martine Robert, 27 December 2013, Les Echos. Since December 2022, the company has been under the direction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'enfant Prodigue (ballet)
''L'enfant prodigue'' is a French ballet-pantomime created in 1812 by Pierre Gardel and first performed at the Opéra de Paris. Background Based on the biblical Parable of the Prodigal Son, the ballet ''L'enfant prodigue'' was presented in three acts with choreography by French ballet-master Pierre Gardel. On 28 April 1812, ''L'enfant prodigue'' was premiered at the Opéra de Paris in Paris, France. The set design was influenced by the desert and the temple of the deity Apis in Memphis, Egypt.Geoffroy, J. L. (1825). Cours de littérature dramatique: ou recueil par ordre de matières des feuilletons de Geoffroy : précédé d'une notice historique sur sa vie et ses ouvrages. France: Blanchard. ''L'enfant prodigue'' was reworked after its premiere for its performance on 2 May 1812. Criticized elements were removed, enhancing the ballet's acclaim and aligning it with the grandeur expected at the Opera. The Gardel-directed ballet was preceded by his 1810 ballet-pantomime t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persée Et Andromède (ballet)
''Persée et Andromède'' () is a French ballet-pantomime created in 1810 by Pierre Gardel and performed at the Opéra de Paris. Background The ballet ''Persée et Andromède'' was presented in three acts with choreography by Pierre Gardel (ballet master at the Opéra) and music arranged by Étienne-Nicolas Méhul. It was based on the subject of Perseus and Andromeda.Picot, É. (1876). Bibliographie Cornélienne; ou, Description raisonnée de toutes les éditions des oeuvres de Pierre Corneille, des imitations ou traductions qui en ont été faites, et des ouvrages relatifs à Corneille et à ses écrits. ith a portrait. France: Auguste Fontaine, libraire. Certain elements of the myth were altered to amplify interest and effectiveness. Gardel dedicated it to the Prince of Schwarzenberg Karl Philipp, an Austrian diplomat, military leader, and ambassador of Francis II, the Emperor of Austria. On 8 June 1810, ''Persée et Andromède'' was premiered at the Théâtre de l'Académie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dardanus (Sacchini)
''Dardanus'' is an opera by Antonio Sacchini. It takes the form of a tragédie lyrique in four acts (later revised to a three-act version). It was first performed at Versailles on 18 September 1784, and subsequently at the Paris Opera on 30 November of the same year. The French-language libretto was adapted by Nicolas-François Guillard from that by Charles-Antoine Leclerc de La Bruère, which had already been set to music by Jean-Philippe Rameau in his earlier opera of the same name. History Guillard's adaptation blends both 1739 and 1744 versions of Rameau's opera, but is based principally upon the second one. Although "the title-page of the printed score reads only 'paroles de M. Guillard', n factmost of the text is by La Bruère". Guillard's interventions mainly consisted in " mittingthe Prologue, lteringthe order of events in Act 3, and skilfully ompressingActs 4 and 5".Grove The librettist "justified his redoing the subject ... y explainingthat his aim was to tighten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Aumer
Jean-Louis Aumer (21 April 1774 – 6 July 1833), also referred to as Jean-Pierre Aumer, was a French ballet dancer and choreographer. Early life and career as a dancer Aumer was born in Strasbourg of a manual labourer and non-theatrical parents and received little formal education. At an early age he became a pupil of Jean Dauberval of the Paris Opera Ballet. When Dauberval became ''ballet master, maître de ballet'' in Bordeaux, Aumer went with him. In 1791 when Aumer was still sixteen, he went with Dauberval to London, where he first performed professionally.Guest 2008, p. 56. Believing he was growing too tall to be completely successful as a dancer, he studied Dauberval's choreographic methods and the related fields of music and art as well. He was engaged as a dancer with the Paris company in 1797 and made his debut there on 15 May 1798 in the "action ballet" ''Le déserteur'', with choreography by Maximilien Gardel and music by Ernest-Louis Müller. At the Paris Opera he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Georges Noverre
Jean-Georges Noverre (29 April 1727 19 October 1810) was a French dancer and ballet master, and is generally considered the creator of ''ballet d'action'', a precursor of the narrative ballets of the 19th century. His birthday is now observed as International Dance Day. His first professional appearances occurred as a youth in Paris at the Opéra-Comique, at Fontainebleau, in Berlin before Frederick II of Prussia, Frederick II and his brother Prince Henry of Prussia (1726-1802), Prince Henry of Prussia, in Dresden and Strasbourg, Strasburg. In 1747 he moved to Strasbourg, where he remained until 1750 before moving to Lyon. In 1751, he composed his first great work, ''Les Fêtes Chinoises'' for Marseilles. The work was revived in Paris in 1754 to great acclaim. In 1755, he was invited by David Garrick, Garrick to London, where he remained for two years. Between 1758 and 1760 he produced several ballets at Lyon, and published his '. It is from this period that the revolution in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
