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Born in [[Paris]], Duport studied dance under [[Jean-François Coulon]] and began his career on the [[Boulevard du Temple|Boulevards]] and at the [[Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique|Ambigu-Comique]]. He then made his debut at the [[Opéra national de Paris|Opéra de Paris]] in 1800, quickly becoming its [[premier danseur]], with rivalries with [[Auguste Vestris]] as a dancer and with [[Pierre Gardel]] as a choreographer. He unilaterally broke his contract in 1808 and left Paris for [[Saint Petersburg]], via [[Vienna]].<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-Duport] Encyclopædia Britannica</ref> |
Born in [[Paris]], Duport studied dance under [[Jean-François Coulon]] and began his career on the [[Boulevard du Temple|Boulevards]] and at the [[Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique|Ambigu-Comique]]. He then made his debut at the [[Opéra national de Paris|Opéra de Paris]] in 1800, quickly becoming its [[premier danseur]], with rivalries with [[Auguste Vestris]] as a dancer and with [[Pierre Gardel]] as a choreographer. He unilaterally broke his contract in 1808 and left Paris for [[Saint Petersburg]], via [[Vienna]].<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-Duport] Encyclopædia Britannica</ref> |
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At the [[Mariinsky Theatre]], he danced in the ballets by [[Charles-Louis Didelot]], in January 1812 he danced in [[Warsaw]], before being made the head of a theatre in [[Naples]] and returning to Vienna as professor and director at the [[Theater am Kärntnertor]]. From June to November 1837, he stayed in Warsaw with his Viennese student, prima ballerina Helene Schanzowsky, married name Grekowska.<ref>[https:// https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lesarchivesduspectacle.net%2F%3FIDX_Personne%3D174671] lesarchivesduspectacle</ref> |
At the [[Mariinsky Theatre]], he danced in the ballets by [[Charles-Louis Didelot]], in January 1812 he danced in [[Warsaw]], before being made the head of a theatre in [[Naples]] and returning to Vienna as professor and director at the [[Theater am Kärntnertor]]. <ref>Patricia Morrisroe "The Behind-the-Scenes Assist That Made Beethoven’s Ninth Happen |
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" ''New York Times'' December 8, 2020. [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/08/arts/music/beethoven-ninth-symphony-classical-music.html?searchResultPosition=1] access date March 12, 2022</ref>From June to November 1837, he stayed in Warsaw with his Viennese student, prima ballerina Helene Schanzowsky, married name Grekowska.<ref>[https:// https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lesarchivesduspectacle.net%2F%3FIDX_Personne%3D174671] lesarchivesduspectacle</ref><re> </ref> |
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After spending many seasons in Paris, Saint-Petersburg, [[Naples]], [[London]], [[Turin]], Vienna and [[Warsaw]], he returned to Paris in 1837 and retired from artistic activity. He died in Paris .<ref>[https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/116253657.html] deutsche-biographie</ref> |
After spending many seasons in Paris, Saint-Petersburg, [[Naples]], [[London]], [[Turin]], Vienna and [[Warsaw]], he returned to Paris in 1837 and retired from artistic activity. He died in Paris .<ref>[https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/116253657.html] deutsche-biographie</ref> |
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Louis-Antoine Duport (1781, Paris – 19 October 1853, Paris) was a French ballet dancer, ballet composer and ballet master.
Life
Born in Paris, Duport studied dance under Jean-François Coulon and began his career on the Boulevards and at the Ambigu-Comique. He then made his debut at the Opéra de Paris in 1800, quickly becoming its premier danseur, with rivalries with Auguste Vestris as a dancer and with Pierre Gardel as a choreographer. He unilaterally broke his contract in 1808 and left Paris for Saint Petersburg, via Vienna.[1]
At the Mariinsky Theatre, he danced in the ballets by Charles-Louis Didelot, in January 1812 he danced in Warsaw, before being made the head of a theatre in Naples and returning to Vienna as professor and director at the Theater am Kärntnertor. [2]From June to November 1837, he stayed in Warsaw with his Viennese student, prima ballerina Helene Schanzowsky, married name Grekowska.[3]<re> </ref>
After spending many seasons in Paris, Saint-Petersburg, Naples, London, Turin, Vienna and Warsaw, he returned to Paris in 1837 and retired from artistic activity. He died in Paris .[4]
Works
- 1805: Acis et Galatée (Opéra de Paris)
- 1806: Figaro, with Jean-Baptiste Blache (Opéra de Paris)
- 1806: L'Hymen de Zéphyre (Opéra de Paris)
- 1808: Figaro (Vienna)
- 1808: Les Amours de Vénus et Adonis (Saint-Petersburg)
- 1808: Le Barbier de Séville, after Jean-Baptiste Blache (Saint-Petersburg)
- 1809: Le Jugement de Pâris, after Pierre Gardel (Saint-Petersburg)
- 1810: Les Troubadours (Saint-Petersburg)
- 1812: Narcisse amoureux de lui-même (Warsaw)
- 1812: Zephyr (Vienna)
- 1812: Die Spanische Abendunterhaltung (Vienna)
- 1812: Der Blöde Ritter (Vienna)
- 1813: Telemach auf der Insel Kalypso (Vienna)
- 1813: Der Ländliche Tag (Vienna)
- 1813: Die Maskerade (Vienna)
- 1813: Acis und Galatea (Vienna)
- 1813: Die Erziehung des Adonis (Vienna)
- 1814: La Fille mal gardée, after Jean Dauberval (Vienna)
- 1817: Le Virtu premiata (Naples)
- 1819: Adolphe et Mathilde (London)
- 1819: Les Six Ingénus (London)
- 1819: La Rose (London)
- 1831: L'Ottavino (Turin)
- 1837: Rycerz i wieszczka / La Fée et le Chevalier, after Armand Vestris (Warsaw)
- 1837: Mleczarka szwajcarska / La Laitière Suisse, after Filippo Taglioni (Warsaw)
References
- ^ [1] Encyclopædia Britannica
- ^ Patricia Morrisroe "The Behind-the-Scenes Assist That Made Beethoven’s Ninth Happen " New York Times December 8, 2020. [2] access date March 12, 2022
- ^ [https:// https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lesarchivesduspectacle.net%2F%3FIDX_Personne%3D174671] lesarchivesduspectacle
- ^ [3] deutsche-biographie
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