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Cesare Pugni (; russian: Цезарь Пуни, Cezar' Puni; 31 May 1802 in
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– ) was an Italian composer of ballet music, a pianist and a violinist. In his early career he composed operas, symphonies, and various other forms of orchestral music. Pugni is most noted for the ballets he composed for
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in London (1843–1850), and for the Imperial Theatres in
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(1850–1870). The majority of his ballet music was composed for the works of the ballet master
Jules Perrot Jules-Joseph Perrot (18 August 1810 – 29 August 1892) was a dancer and choreographer who later became Ballet Master of the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia. He created some of the most famous ballets of the 19th century including ...
, who mounted nearly every one of his ballets to scores by Pugni. In 1850 Perrot departed London for Russia, having accepted the position of ''Premier maître de ballet'' of the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres at the behest of
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, who was engaged as ''Prima ballerina''. Cesare Pugni followed Perrot and Grisi to Russia, and remained in the imperial capital even after Grisi's departure in 1853 and Perrot's departure in 1858. Pugni went on to compose for Perrot's successors Arthur Saint-Léon and
Marius Petipa Marius Ivanovich Petipa (russian: Мариус Иванович Петипа), born Victor Marius Alphonse Petipa (11 March 1818), was a French ballet dancer, pedagogue and choreographer. Petipa is one of the most influential ballet masters an ...
, serving as the Imperial Theatre's official composer of ballet music until his death in 1870. He was also the grandfather of Russian painter
Ivan Puni Ivan Albertovich Puni (russian: Иван Альбертович Пуни; also known as Jean Pougny; 20 February 1892 – 28 December 1956) was a Russian avant-garde artist (Suprematist, Cubo-Futurist). Biography Early life Ivan Puni was born in ...
, also known as Iwan Puni and Jean Pougny. Cesare Pugni was one of the most prolific composers of ballet music, having composed close to 100 known original scores for the ballet and adapting or supplementing many other works. He composed myriad incidental dances such as
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, many of which were added to countless other works. Of Pugni's original scores for the ballet, he is best known today for ''Ondine, ou La Naïade'', (also known as ''La Naïade et le pêcheur'') (1843); '' La Esmeralda'' (1844); '' Catarina, ou La Fille du Bandit'' (1846); ''
The Pharaoh's Daughter ''The Pharaoh's Daughter'' (russian: Дочь фараона, french: La Fille du pharaon), is a ballet choreographed by Marius Petipa to music by Cesare Pugni. The libretto was a collaboration between Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Pet ...
'' (1862); and ''
The Little Humpbacked Horse Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov (russian: link=no, Пётр Павлович Ершов; – ) was a Russian poet and author of the famous fairy-tale poem ''The Little Humpbacked Horse'' (''Konyok-Gorbunok''). Biography Pyotr Yershov was born in the vil ...
'' (1864). Of his incidental dances, etc., he is most noted for the ''Pas de Six'' from ''La Vivandière'' (also known as ''Markitenka'') (1844); the ''
Pas de Quatre ''Grand Pas de Quatre'' is a ''ballet divertissement'' choreographed by Jules Perrot in 1845, on the suggestion of Benjamin Lumley, Director at Her Majesty's Theatre, to music composed by Cesare Pugni. On the night it premiered in London (12 Ju ...
'' (1845); ''La Carnival de Venise pas de deux'' (also known as ''Satanella pas de deux'') (1859); the '' Diane and Actéon Pas de Deux'' (1868); and his additional music for the ballet '' Le Corsaire'' (1863 and 1868).


Ballets


La Scala, Milan

*''Il Castello di Kenilworth''. Choreography by
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. 26 April 1825. *''Elerz e Zulmida''. Choreography by Louis Henri. 6 May 1826. *''L'Assedio di Calais''. Choreography by L. Henri. 15 February 1827. *''Pelia e Mileto''. Choreography by
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. 28 May 1827. *''Don Eutichio della Castagna, ossia La Casa disabitata''. Choreography by S. Taglioni. 16 August 1827. *''Agamennone''. Choreography by
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. 1 September 1828. *''Adelaide di Francia''. Choreography by L. Henri. 26 December 1829. *''Macbeth''. Choreography by L. Henri. 20 February 1830. *''William Tell''. Choreography by L. Henri. 20 February 1833. *''Monsieur de Chalumeaux''. Choreography by G. Galzerani. 14 January 1834.


Her Majesty's Theatre, London

*''L'Aurore''. Choreography by
Jules Perrot Jules-Joseph Perrot (18 August 1810 – 29 August 1892) was a dancer and choreographer who later became Ballet Master of the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia. He created some of the most famous ballets of the 19th century including ...
. 11 March 1843. *''Les Houris''. Choreography by J. Perrot. 27 April 1843. *''
Ondine, ou la Naïade ''Ondine, ou La naïade'' is a ballet in three acts and six scenes with choreography by Jules Perrot, music by Cesare Pugni, and a libretto inspired by the novel ''Undine (novella), Undine'' by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué. Pugni dedicated his s ...
''. Choreography by J. Perrot and
Fanny Cerrito Francesca "Fanny" Cerrito (11 May 1817 – 6 May 1909) was an Italian ballet dancer and choreographer. She was a ballerina noted for the brilliance, strength, and vivacity of her dancing. She was also one of few women in the 19th century to be r ...
(for the ''Pas de six''). 22 June 1843. *''Hamlet''. Choreography by J. Perrot. 1843 – never premiered. *''Le Délire d'un peintre''. Choreography by J. Perrot. 3 August 1843. *'' La Esmeralda''. Choreography by J. Perrot. 9 March 1844. *''Myrtelde, ou La Nymphe et le papillon''. Choreography by J. Perrot. 1844 – never premiered. *''La Polka'' (incidental dance). Choreography by J. Perrot. 11 April 1844. *''
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''. Choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon. 23 May 1844. *''Zélia, or La Nymphe de Diane''. Choreography by J. Perrot. 25 June 1844. *''La Paysanne Grande Dame''. Choreography by J. Perrot. 25 July 1844. *''Jeanne d'Arc''. Choreography by J. Perrot. 1844 – never premiered. *''Éoline, ou La Dryade''. Choreography by J. Perrot. 8 March 1845. *''Kaya, ou L'amour voyageur''. Choreography by J. Perrot. 17 April 1845. *''La Bacchante''. Choreography by J. Perrot. 1 May 1845. *''Rosida, ou Les Mines de Syracuse''. Choreography by A. Saint-Léon and F. Cerrito. 29 May 1845. *''
Pas de Quatre ''Grand Pas de Quatre'' is a ''ballet divertissement'' choreographed by Jules Perrot in 1845, on the suggestion of Benjamin Lumley, Director at Her Majesty's Theatre, to music composed by Cesare Pugni. On the night it premiered in London (12 Ju ...
'' (divertissement). Choreography by J. Perrot. 12 July 1845. *''Diane''. Choreography by J. Perrot. 24 July 1845. *'' Catarina, or La Fille du Bandit''. Choreography by J. Perrot. 3 March 1846. *''Lalla Rookh''. Choreography by J. Perrot. 11 June 1846. The music for the second and third tableaux contained passages based on
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's 1844 symphonic ode ''
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. *''Fiorita et la Reine des elfrides''. Choreography by P. Taglioni. 19 February 1848. *''Les Quatre saisons''. Choreography by J. Perrot. 13 June 1848. *''Electra, ou La Pléiade perdue''. Choreography by P. Taglioni. 17 April 1849. *''La Prima Ballerina, ou L'embuscade''. Choreography by P. Taglioni. 14 June 1849. *''Les Plaisirs de l'hiver, ou Les Patineurs''. Choreography by P. Taglioni. 5 July 1848. *''Les Métamorphoses'' (also known as ''Satanella''). Choreography by P. Taglioni. 12 March 1850. *''Les Graces''. Choreography by P. Taglioni. 2 May 1850. *''Les Délices du sérail''. Choreography by Louis François Gosselin. 15 July 1850.


The Paris Opéra

*'' La Fille de marbre'' (Paris production of Perrot's ''Alma''). Choreography by A. Saint-Léon. Music by Michael Costa, adapted by Pugni. 20 October 1847. *''
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'' (revival). Choreography by A. Saint-Léon, with Pugni adapting his original score. 20 October 1848. *''Le Violon du diable'' (new version of Saint-Léon's ''Tartini il Violinista'', originally staged for the
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in Venice on 29 February 1848 with music Giovanni Felis with Saint-Léon composing the violin solos). Choreography by A. Saint-Léon, with Pugni adapting Felis and Saint-Léon's score. 19 January 1849. *''Stella, ou Les Contrebandiers''. Choreography by A. Saint-Léon. 22 February 1850. *'' Le Marché des Innocents'' (Paris production of ''Le Marché des parisien''). Choreography by Marius Petipa and Lucien Petipa. 29 May 1861. *''Diavolina'' (Paris production of ''Graziela, ou Les Dépits amoureux''). Choreography by A. Saint-Léon. 6 July 1863. Pugni utilized a suite of traditional Neapolitan airs called ''Passatempi Musicali'' for this score, as well as the ''Chasse aux Hirondelles'' by composer Maximilien Graziani.


Works for other theatres

*''Le Fucine di Norvegia'' (5 acts). Choreography by Giacomo Piglia. Teatro Ducale,
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. 26 December 1826. *''La Dernière heure d'un condamné''. Choreography by L. Henry. Théâtre Nautique, Paris. Circa 1834–1835. *''La Ricompensa dell'amore spontaneo''. Choreography by G. Galzerani. Theatre unknown, Paris. C. 1830–1835. *''Liacone''. Choreography by L. Henry.
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. 4 September 1836. *''Don Zeffiro''. Choreography by A. Saint-Léon. Théâtre Italien, Paris. 26 April 1865. *''Gli Elementi''. Choreography by A. Saint-Léon. Théâtre Italien, Paris. 19 February 1866.


Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, St. Petersburg

*''La Guerre des femmes, ou Les Amazons du neuvième siecle''. Choreography by J. Perrot. . *''Gazelda, ou Les Tziganes''. Choreography by J. Perrot. . *''Marcobomba'' (also known as ''El Marcobomba''). Choreography by J. Perrot, M. Petipa and J. Petipa. . *''Armida''. Choreography by J. Perrot. . *''La Débutante''. Choreography by J. Perrot. . Pugni arranged this score from airs taken from his 1850 adaptation of Adolphe Adam's score for Perrot's ''La Filleule des fées'' (staged in St. Petersburg as ''L'Elève des fées'' in 1850), and his 1852 adaptation of Edouard Deldevez and Jean-Baptiste Tolbecque's score for Mazilier's ''Vert-Vert''. *''La Petite marchande de bouquets''. Choreography by J. Perrot and M. Petipa. . *''L'Ile des muets''. Choreography by J. Perrot. Music by Pugni and Théodore Labarre. . *'' Un Mariage sous la Régence''. Choreography by M. Petipa. . *''Le Marché des parisien'' (also known as ''Le Marché des innocents''). Choreography by M. Petipa. . *'' Le Dahlia bleu''. Choreography by M. Petipa. . *''Graziela, ou Les Dépits amoureux'' (also known as ''Graziella, ou la Querelle amoureuse''). Choreography by A. Saint-Léon. . Pugni utilized a suite of traditional Neapolitan airs called ''Passatempi Musicali'' for this score, as well as the ''Chasse aux Hirondelles'', all originally written by the composer Maximilien Graziani. *''Les Nymphes et le satyre''. Choreography by A. Saint-Léon. . *''
The Pharaoh's Daughter ''The Pharaoh's Daughter'' (russian: Дочь фараона, french: La Fille du pharaon), is a ballet choreographed by Marius Petipa to music by Cesare Pugni. The libretto was a collaboration between Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Pet ...
''. Choreography by M. Petipa. . *'' La Belle du Liban, ou L'Esprit des montagnes''. Choreography by M. Petipa. . *''
The Little Humpbacked Horse Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov (russian: link=no, Пётр Павлович Ершов; – ) was a Russian poet and author of the famous fairy-tale poem ''The Little Humpbacked Horse'' (''Konyok-Gorbunok''). Biography Pyotr Yershov was born in the vil ...
'' (also known as ''La Tsar-Demoiselle''). Choreography by A. Saint-Léon. . *''
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''. Choreography by M. Petipa. . *''
Le Roi Candaule ''Le Roi Candaule'' ( en. ''King Candaules'') is a ''Grand ballet'' in four acts and six scenes, with choreography by Marius Petipa and music by Cesare Pugni. The libretto is by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and is based on the history of K ...
'' (also known as ''Tsar Kandavl'' in Russian). Choreography by M. Petipa. . *'' Les Deux étoiles'' (also known as ''Les étoiles'' or ''Les Deux petites étoiles''). Choreography by M. Petipa. .


Other venues in Russia

*'' L'Étoile de Grenade''. Choreography by M. Petipa.
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''. Choreography by M. Petipa. Imperial Theatre of
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. . *'' Titania''. Choreography by M. Petipa. Palace of the Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna. . *'' L'Amour bienfaiteur''. Choreography by M. Petipa. Theatre of the
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. . *'' L'Esclave''. Choreography by M. Petipa. Imperial Theatre of the Hermitage. .


Expanded editions of his own work for the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, St. Petersburg

*''Le rêve du peintre'' (St. Petersburg production of ''Le Délire d'un peintre''). Choreography by J. Perrot. . *''La Esmeralda''. Choreography by J. Perrot,
Marius Petipa Marius Ivanovich Petipa (russian: Мариус Иванович Петипа), born Victor Marius Alphonse Petipa (11 March 1818), was a French ballet dancer, pedagogue and choreographer. Petipa is one of the most influential ballet masters an ...
and F. Elssler. . *''La Naïade et le pêcheur'' (St. Petersburg production of Ondine, ou La naïade''). Choreography by J. Perrot. . *''Le Jugement de Paris''. Choreography by J. Perrot. . *''Markitenka'' (St. Petersburg production of ''La Vivandière''). Choreography by J. Perrot after A. Saint-Léon. . *''La Fille de marbre'' (St. Petersburg production of ''Alma''). Choreography by J. Perrot. Music by M. Costa. . *''Éoline, ou la Dryade''. Choreography by J. Perrot. . *'' La Danseuse en voyage'' (St. Petersburg production of ''La Prima Ballerina, ou L'embuscade''). Choreography by Marius Petipa. .


Adaptations of scores by other composers for the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, St. Petersburg

*'' Léda, ou la Laitière Suisse''. Choreography by J. Perrot, M. Petipa and Jean Petipa after
Filippo Taglioni Filippo Taglioni (aka 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, ...
. Music by
Adalbert Gyrowetz Vojtěch Matyáš Jírovec (Adalbert Gyrowetz) (20 February 1763 – 19 March 1850) was a Bohemian composer. He mainly wrote instrumental works, with a great production of string quartets and symphonies; his operas and singspiele numbered mo ...
and
Michele Carafa Michele Enrico Francesco Vincenzo Aloisio Paolo Carafa di Colobrano (17 November 1787 – 26 July 1872) was an Italian opera composer. He was born in Naples and studied in Paris with Luigi Cherubini. He was Professor of counterpoint at the Par ...
. . *''L'Élève des fées'' (revival of ''La Filleule des fées''). Choreography by J. Perrot. Music by
Adolphe Adam Adolphe Charles Adam (; 24 July 1803 – 3 May 1856) was a French composer, teacher and music critic. A prolific composer for the theatre, he is best known today for his ballets ''Giselle'' (1841) and '' Le corsaire'' (1856), his operas ''Le pos ...
and Clémence, Comte de Saint-Julien. . *'' La Femme capricieuse'' (St. Petersburg production of ''Le Diable à Quatre''). Choreography by J. Perrot after J. Mazilier. Music by Adolphe Adam. . *''La Belle flamande'' (St. Petersburg production of ''La Jolie Fille du Gand''). Choreography by J. Mazilier after Albert Decombe. Music by Adolphe Adam. . *''Vert-Vert''. Choreography by
Joseph Mazilier Joseph Mazilier (1 March 1801 in Marseilles – 19 May 1868 in Paris) was a 19th-century French dancer, balletmaster and choreographer. He was born as ''Giulio Mazarini''. He was most noted for his ballets '' Paquita'' (1844) and '' Le Corsaire ...
. Music by Edouard Deldevez and Jean-Baptiste Tolbecque. . *''Faust''. Choreography by J. Perrot. Music by
Giacomo Panizza Giacomo Panizza (27 March 1804 – 1 May 1860) was a conductor at La Scala, Milan for 13 years, during which time he composed two operas and thirteen ballets. Ballets ;Teatro alla Scala, Milan * 16 March 1847 – ' (with dances composed by Gio ...
. . *'' Le Corsaire''. Choreography by J. Perrot and M. Petipa after J. Mazilier. Music by Adolphe Adam. . *''Robert et Bertrand, ou Les Deux voleurs''. Choreography by
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after François Hoguet. Music by Herman Schmidt. . *''Jovita, ou Les Boucaniers mexicains''. Choreography by A. Saint-Léon after J. Mazilier. Music by Théodore Labarre. . *''Saltarello, ou La Dansomanie''. Choreography by A. Saint-Léon. Music by Arthur Saint-Léon. . *''
La Somnambule, ou L'Arrivée d'un nouveau seigneur ''La somnambule'' is a ballet-pantomime composed by Ferdinand Hérold and premiered on 19 September 1827 at the Académie Royale de Musique. The scenario was by Eugène Scribe, and it was choreographed by Jean-Pierre Aumer. This ballet was pro ...
''. Choreography by M. Petipa after
Jean-Pierre Aumer Jean-Louis Aumer (21 April 1774 – 6 July 1833), also referred to as Jean-Pierre Aumer, was a French ballet dancer and choreographer. Early life and career as a dancer Aumer was born in Strasbourg of a manual labourer and non-theatrical parents ...
. Music by
Ferdinand Hérold Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold (28 January 1791 – 19 January 1833), better known as Ferdinand Hérold (), was a French composer. He was celebrated in his lifetime for his operas, of which he composed more than twenty, but he also wrote ballet mus ...
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Pâquerette ''Pâquerette'' is a ballet in three acts, with choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon and music by François Benoist. The ballet was first presented by the Ballet of the Académie Royale de Musique on January 15, 1851 in Paris, France, with Fanny ...
''. Choreography by A. Saint-Léon. Music by François Benoist. . *''La Perle de Séville''. Choreography by A. Saint-Léon. Music by Santos Pinto. . *''Météora, ou Les Étoiles de Grandville''. Choreography by A. Saint-Léon. Music by Santos Pinto. . *''Théolinda l'orpheline'' (St. Petersburg production of ''Le Lutin de la vallée'') Choreography by A. Saint-Léon. Music by
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. . *'' Satanella'' (St. Petersburg production of ''Le Diable amoureux''). Choreography by M. Petipa after Joseph Mazilier. Music by
Napoléon Henri Reber Napoléon Henri Reber (21 October 1807 – 24 November 1880) was a French composer. Life and career Reber was born in Mulhouse, Alsace, and studied with Anton Reicha and Jean François Lesueur, wrote chamber music, and set to music works of Fr ...
and François Benoist. . *''La Basilic''. Choreography by A. Saint-Léon. Music by Massimiliano Graziani. .


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