Jean-Pierre Aumer
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Jean-Louis Aumer was a French danseur and choreographer, who was born in Strasbourg
on 21 April 1774, and who died in Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville
in July 1833. Educated at the school of the Paris Opera Ballet
, he joined the company in 1801 after an initial engagement with Jean Dauberval
in Bordeaux
. The Paris Opera's maître de ballet
Pierre Gardel
presented an obstacle which led Aumer to choose the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin
as the venue for which to create his early ballets. Faced the with implacable competition from Gardel, Aumer left France for engagements in Kassel
(1808-1814) and Vienna
(1814-1820). Brief periods in Paris (1821-1822) and London (1824-1825) were followed by his return to the Paris Opera Ballet (1820-1831), where, enriched by the experience of working abroad, he engaged in a profound renovation of the French repertory, capped by his chef-d'œuvre, Manon Lescaut
(1830). His daughter Sophie-Julie married the danseur Étienne Leblond in 1826.
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
on 21 April 1774, and who died in Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville
Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville
Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A residential village situated by the banks of the river Seine, some west of Rouen at the junction of the D67, D267 and the D982 roads.-Population:-Places of...
in July 1833. Educated at the school of the Paris Opera Ballet
Paris Opera Ballet
The Paris Opera Ballet is the oldest national ballet company in the world, and many European and international ballet companies can trace their origins to it...
, he joined the company in 1801 after an initial engagement with Jean Dauberval
Jean Dauberval
Jean Dauberval, a.k.a Jean D’Auberval, , was a French dancer and ballet master...
in Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
. The Paris Opera's maître de ballet
Ballet Master
Ballet Master is the term used for an employee of a ballet company who is responsible for the level of competence of the dancers in their company...
Pierre Gardel
Pierre Gardel
Pierre-Gabriel Gardel was a French ballet dancer and ballet master. He was the brother of Maximilien Gardel....
presented an obstacle which led Aumer to choose the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin
Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin
The Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin is a venerable theatre and opera house at 18, Boulevard Saint-Martin in the 10e arrondissement of Paris.- History :...
as the venue for which to create his early ballets. Faced the with implacable competition from Gardel, Aumer left France for engagements in Kassel
Kassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
(1808-1814) and Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
(1814-1820). Brief periods in Paris (1821-1822) and London (1824-1825) were followed by his return to the Paris Opera Ballet (1820-1831), where, enriched by the experience of working abroad, he engaged in a profound renovation of the French repertory, capped by his chef-d'œuvre, Manon Lescaut
Manon Lescaut
Manon Lescaut is a short novel by French author Abbé Prévost. Published in 1731, it is the seventh and final volume of Mémoires et aventures d'un homme de qualité . It was controversial in its time and was banned in France upon publication...
(1830). His daughter Sophie-Julie married the danseur Étienne Leblond in 1826.
Works
- 1804 La Fille mal gardée, after DaubervalJean DaubervalJean Dauberval, a.k.a Jean D’Auberval, , was a French dancer and ballet master...
(Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin) - 1805 Rosina et Lorenzo (Théâtre de la Porte St-Martin)
- 1805 Robinson Crusoé (Théâtre de la Porte St-Martin)
- 1805 Le Page inconstant, after Dauberval (Théâtre de la Porte St-Martin)
- 1806 Jenny ou le Mariage secret (Théâtre de la Porte St-Martin)
- 1806 Les Deux Créoles (Théâtre de la Porte St-Martin)
- 1808: Les Amours d'Antoine et de Cléopâtre (Opéra de Paris)
- 1814 Zéphire et Flore (Vienna)
- 1814 Louise et Alexis, after Le Déserteur de Dauberval (Vienna)
- 1814 Myrsile et Antéros (Vienna)
- 1815 La Fête de la rose (Vienna)
- 1815 Les Bayadères (Vienna)
- 1816 Les Noces de Thétis et de Pélée (Vienna)
- 1816 Les Deux Tantes (Vienna)
- 1817 Amour et Psyché (Vienna)
- 1817 Érigone ou le Triomphe de Bacchus (Vienna)
- 1818 Le Sommeil enchanté (Vienna)
- 1818 Aline, reine de Golconde (Vienna)
- 1819 Ossian (Vienna)
- 1820 Emma ou le Mariage secret (Vienna)
- 1820 Alfred le Grand (Vienna)
- 1820 Les Pages du duc de Vendôme (Paris Opera Ballet)
- 1821 Jeanne d'Arc (Paris Opera Ballet)
- 1824 Le Songe d'Ossian (LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
) - 1825 Cléopâtre, reine d'Égypte (London)
- 1827 Astolphe et Joconde (Paris Opera Ballet)
- 1827 La Somnambule ou L'Arrivée d'un nouveau seigneurLa Somnambule ou L'Arrivée d'un nouveau seigneurLa 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 produced in 1827 at the height of a fashion for stage works...
(Paris Opera Ballet) - 1828 Lydie (Paris Opera Ballet)
- 1829 La Belle au bois dormant (Paris Opera Ballet)
- 1830 Manon Lescaut (Paris Opera Ballet)
Sources
- Babsky, Monique (1998). "Aumer, Jean-Louis", vol. 1, pp. 201–203, in International Encyclopedia of Dance (6 volumes), edited by Selma Jeanne Cohen. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195094626 (hardcover). ISBN 9780195173697 (2004 paperback edition).
- Craine, Debra; Mackrell, Judith (2000). The Oxford Dictionary of Dance. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198601067.
- Pitou, Spire (1985). The Paris Opera: An Encyclopedia of Operas, Ballets, Composers, and Performers. Rococo and Romantic, 1715-1815. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313243943.
External links
- http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/arts/dance/28fill.htmlNY Times review by Roslyn SulcasRoslyn SulcasRoslyn Sulcas is a dance critic for the New York Times. She grew up in Cape Town, South Africa, and studied English literature in college, receiving a post-graduate degree from York University in England. While finishing her thesis she lived in Paris, where she began writing for the British Dance...
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