Adele Grantzow

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Adele Grantzow

Adele Grantzow (born January 1, 1845 in Braunschweig , † June 7, 1877 in Berlin ) was a German dancer .

Life

She received her training from her father, the ballet master Gustav Grantzow. After joining the Brunswick Opera early on , she aroused the jealousy of Duke Wilhelm's favorite there . Grantzow then went to Hanover as Première danseuse . Arthur Saint-Léon recommended that she go to Paris and from there took her to Moscow in 1865 as Première danseuse . Here she had success with Saint-Léons Flammetta and in La Fille mal gardée .

In 1866 she made her debut in Paris in Giselle and danced the title role exclusively until the ballet was withdrawn in 1866, but also succeeded in Saint-Léons Néméa . She was supposed to be Naila in his La Source , but had to give up the role because of a foot injury. She performed again in Moscow and St. Petersburg and in 1867 also helped La Source to the success that had failed to appear at the first performances.

As Medora in Mazilier's Der Korsar , she suffered another foot injury in 1867, but continued to dance the role, again in St. Petersburg and again in Paris the following summer. After that she had to take a long break. In 1869 she created Saint-Léons Le Lys in St. Petersburg . In 1870 she was planned as Swanhilda in Coppélia , but had to give up all other plans because of her worsening illness. She died after her leg was removed from her because of a thrombosis .

Her sister Pauline Spengler, b. Grantzow is the mother of the historical philosopher Oswald Spengler.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jens Müller: In an Aura of World Fame In: Volksstimme , February 4, 2019, accessed on February 4, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Grantzow, Adele
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German dancer
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH Braunschweig
DATE OF DEATH June 7, 1877
Place of death Berlin