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'''Jean-Pierre Aumer''' was a French [[danseur]] and choreographer born in [[Strasbourg]] April 21, 1774, and died in [[Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville]] July |
'''Jean-Pierre Aumer''' was a French [[danseur]] and choreographer, who was born in [[Strasbourg]] on April 21, 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 ''[[ballet master|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 compose 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 (1826-1830), 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. |
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Brief periods in Paris (1821-1822) and London (1824-1825) were followed by his return to the Paris Opera Ballet (1826-1830), 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. |
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Revision as of 16:49, 6 November 2008
Jean-Pierre Aumer was a French danseur and choreographer, who was born in Strasbourg on April 21, 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 compose 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 (1826-1830), 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.
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- NY Times review by Roslyn Sulcas, June 28, 2007