Joseph Mazilier (1 March 1801 in
Marseilles
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– 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'' (1856). He created the role of James in ''
La Sylphide'' with
Marie Taglioni.
Marie Guy-Stéphan debuted in ''Aelia et Mysis'' at the
Paris Opéra when she moved in 1853 to
Paris.
Ballets
*''
La Gypsy'' (1839)
*''La Vendetta'' (1839)
*''
Le Diable Amoureux'' (1840)
*''Lady Henrietta, or the Servant of Greenwich'' (''Lady Henriette, ou la Servante de Greenwich'') (1944)
*''
Le Diable à Quatre'' (1845)
*''
Paquita'' (1846)
*''Betty'' (1846)
*''Griseldis, ou les Cinq sens'' (1848)
*''Vert-vert'' (''Green-Green'') (1851)
*''Orfa'' (1852)
*''Aelia et Mysis, ou l'Atellane'' (1853)
*''Jovita, ou les Boucaniers'' (1853)
*''La Fonti'' (1855)
*''
Le Corsaire'' (1856)
*''Les Elfes'' (1856)
*''
Marco Spada ou La Fille du Bandit'' (1857)
*''Une fête au port'' (1867)
Roles
*James in ''
La Sylphide'' by Filippo Taglioni in 1832
*Fernando in ''La Tempête'' by Jean Coralli in 1834
*Stenio in ''La Gypsy'' in 1839
Other ballet posts
*Master of the
Paris Opera Ballet from 1839 until 1851.
*Master of the
Saint Petersburg Ballet
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from 1851 until 1852
*Master of the Paris Opera Ballet from 1852 until 1857.
*Master of the Lyon Ballet from 1862 until 1866
*Master of ballet at the
Théâtre royal de la Monnaie
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in Brussels from 1866 until 1867
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French male ballet dancers
French ballet masters
Ballet choreographers
French choreographers
French ballet librettists
Entertainers from Marseille
1808 births
1868 deaths
Dance directors of La Monnaie
19th-century French ballet dancers
Paris Opera Ballet étoiles
Paris Opera Ballet artistic directors