Marie-Élisabeth Noblet (24 November 1801 in
Paris
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– September 1852 in Paris), known by her stage name of Lise Noblet, was a French ballet dancer.
She débuted at the
Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris in 1819 in a
pas de deux
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with
Albert, then danced the principal roles in the ballets of
Pierre Gardel. She left the Opéra in 1841 on the death of her faithful companion,
général Claparède.
She created the title role of Fenella in the opera ''
La muette de Portici
''La muette de Portici'' (''The Mute Girl of Portici'', or ''The Dumb Girl of Portici''), also called ''Masaniello'' () in some versions, is an opera in five acts by Daniel Auber, with a libretto by Germain Delavigne, revised by Eugène Scri ...
'' by
Daniel Auber
Daniel-François-Esprit Auber (; 29 January 178212 May 1871) was a French composer and director of the Paris Conservatoire.
Born into an artistic family, Auber was at first an amateur composer before he took up writing operas professionally whe ...
. The role of Alphonse in that opera was created by
Alexis Dupont, who married Lise Noblet's sister Félicité Noblet. She was also a ballerina, and appeared under her husband's name, Alexis Dupont.
References
1801 births
1852 deaths
French ballerinas
Musicians from Paris
Paris Opera Ballet étoiles
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