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Joseph Mazilier (1 March 1801 – 19 May 1868) was a 19th-century French dancer,
Joseph Mazilier (1 March 1801 – 19 May 1868) was a 19th-century French dancer, balletmaster
A ballet master (also balletmaster, ballet mistress, ''premier maître de ballet'' or ''premier maître de ballet en chef'') is an employee of a ballet company who is responsible for the level of competence of the dancers in their company. In mo ...
and choreographer. He was born as ''Giulio Mazarini''. He was most noted for his ballets ''Paquita
''Paquita'' is a ballet in two acts and three scenes originally choreographed by Joseph Mazilier to music by Édouard Deldevez and Ludwig Minkus. Paul Foucher received royalties as librettist.
History
''Paquita'' is the creation of French c ...
'' (1844) and ''Le Corsaire
''Le Corsaire'' is a ballet typically presented in three acts, with a libretto originally created by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges loosely based on the poem '' The Corsair'' by Lord Byron. Originally choreographed by Joseph Mazilier to ...
'' (1856). He created the role of James in ''La Sylphide
''La Sylphide'' (; ) is a romantic ballet in two acts. There were two versions of the ballet; the original choreographed by Filippo Taglioni in 1832, and a second version choreographed by August Bournonville in 1836. Bournonville's is the only ve ...
'' with Marie Taglioni
Marie Taglioni, Comtesse de Voisins (23 April 1804 – 22 April 1884) was a Swedish-born ballet dancer of the Romantic ballet era partially of Italian descent, a central figure in the history of European dance. She spent most of her life in t ...
. Marie Guy-Stéphan debuted in ''Aelia et Mysis'' at the Paris Opéra
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when she moved in 1853 to Paris
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.
Ballets
*'' La Gypsy'' (1839) *''La Vendetta'' (1839) *''Le Diable Amoureux
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'' (1840)
*''Lady Henrietta, or the Servant of Greenwich'' (''Lady Henriette, ou la Servante de Greenwich'') (1944)
*'' Le Diable à Quatre'' (1845)
*''Paquita
''Paquita'' is a ballet in two acts and three scenes originally choreographed by Joseph Mazilier to music by Édouard Deldevez and Ludwig Minkus. Paul Foucher received royalties as librettist.
History
''Paquita'' is the creation of French c ...
'' (1846)
*''Betty'' (1846)
*''Griseldis, ou les Cinq sens'' (1848)
*''Vert-vert'' (''Green-Green'') (1851)
*''Orfa'' (1852)
*''Aelia et Mysis, ou l'Atellane'' (1853)
*''Jovita, ou les Boucaniers'' (1853)
*''La Fonti'' (1855)
*''Le Corsaire
''Le Corsaire'' is a ballet typically presented in three acts, with a libretto originally created by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges loosely based on the poem '' The Corsair'' by Lord Byron. Originally choreographed by Joseph Mazilier to ...
'' (1856)
*''Les Elfes'' (1856)
*'' Marco Spada ou La Fille du Bandit'' (1857)
*''Une fête au port'' (1867)
Roles
*James in ''La Sylphide
''La Sylphide'' (; ) is a romantic ballet in two acts. There were two versions of the ballet; the original choreographed by Filippo Taglioni in 1832, and a second version choreographed by August Bournonville in 1836. Bournonville's is the only ve ...
'' by Filippo Taglioni in 1832
*Fernando in ''La Tempête'' by Jean Coralli in 1834
*Stenio in ''La Gypsy'' in 1839
Other ballet posts
*Master of theParis Opera Ballet
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from 1839 until 1851.
*Master of the Saint Petersburg Ballet from 1851 until 1852
*Master of the Paris Opera Ballet from 1852 until 1857.
*Master of the Lyon Ballet from 1862 until 1866
*Master of ballet at the Théâtre royal de la Monnaie
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in Brussels from 1866 until 1867
References
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