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Filippo Taglioni

Ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer

Born 1777 · MilanDied 1871Kingdom of Italy6 works
Filippo Taglioni
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Filippo Taglioni was an Italian choreographer, ballet dancer and ballet master, born in 1777 in Milan, who died in 1871. This page lists 6 works credited to Taglioni as choreographer, including La fille du Danube, La Sylphide and Leda, the Swiss Milkmaid.

Biography

Filippo Taglioni (also known as Philippe Taglioni; 5 November 1777 – 11 February 1871) was an Italian dancer and choreographer and personal teacher to his own daughter, Romantic ballerina Marie Taglioni. (He had another child who also danced ballet, Paul Taglioni.) Also, although August Bournonville's version is better known, it was Taglioni who was the original choreographer of La Sylphide, in 1832.

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Works choreographed by Filippo Taglioni

TitleTypePremiere
Ballet of the Nunsballet1831
Brézila; ou la Tribu de Femmesdramatico-musical work—
La fille du Danubeballet—
La Sylphideballet1832
Leda, the Swiss Milkmaidballet1821
Nathalie; ou La laitière suissedramatico-musical work1832

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