Emma Livry
Emma Livry (born September 24, 1842 in Paris , † July 26, 1863 in Neuilly-sur-Seine ) was one of the most important ballerinas of the Romantic era.
As early as 1858, at the age of 16, encouraged by Marie Taglioni , she danced the Sylphide very successfully in Paris . Her appearance in Félicien David's opera Herculanum (1859) was equally successful . In 1860 Marie Taglioni choreographed her only ballet Le Papillon for Livry, in which Emma embodies a butterfly. Seemingly weightless, she “flies” over the stage and pulls the audience under her spell.
During a stage rehearsal for a new production of the opera La muette de Portici by Daniel-François-Esprit Auber in the Paris Opera , in which she played the silent leading role Fenella, she sustained severe burns on November 15, 1862. Her costume caught fire because she was too close to the spotlight . She died as a result of these injuries on July 26, 1863.
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| SURNAME | Livry, Emma |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | french ballerina |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 26, 1863 |
| Place of death | Neuilly-sur-Seine |