Lucien Petipa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Lucien Petipa

French ballet dancer

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1815

Place of Birth: Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Date of Death: 07-Jul-1898

Profession: ballet dancer, ballet master, choreographer, dancer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Lucien Petipa

  • Lucien Petipa (December 22, 1815 – July 7, 1898) was a French ballet dancer in the early 19th century (Romantic period), who was the brother of Marius Petipa, the famous ballet master of the Russian Imperial Ballet.
  • He was born in Marseilles and died in Versailles.The son of Jean-Antoine Petipa, he was the original interpreter of many of the principal male roles during the Romantic era, working with choreographers such as Jean Coralli among others.
  • Probably the most known role he created was Albert, duke of Sliesa (later to be known as count Albrecht) in the two-act ballet of Giselle in 1841, opposite the Italian-born ballerina Carlotta Grisi for whom the ballet was created.
  • Between 1860–68 he was maître de ballet at the Paris Opera and between 1872 and 1873 he ran the La Monnaie theater in Brussels.

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