Louis Duport
Encyclopedia
Louis-Antoine Duport was a French ballet dancer, ballet composer and ballet master.
, he began his career on the Boulevards
and at the Ambigu-Comique
, then made his debut at the Opéra de Paris in 1800, quickly becoming its premier danseur, with rivalries with Auguste Vestris
as a dancer and with Pierre Gardel
as a choreographer. He unilaterally broke his contract in 1808 and fled Paris for Saint Petersburg
, via Vienna.
At the Mariinsky Theatre
, he danced in the ballets by Charles-Louis Didelot, before being made the head of a theatre in Naples
and returning to Vienna as professor and director at the Theater am Kärntnertor
. After spending many seasons in Naples
, London
and Turin
, he returned to Paris in 1836 and retired from artistic activity.
Life
After studying dance under Jean-François CoulonJean-François Coulon
Jean-François Coulon was a French ballet dancer and teacher.After a career at the Opéra de Paris, he founded his school at the start of the 19th century and became one of the most renowned ballet teachers in Europe...
, he began his career on the Boulevards
Boulevard du Temple
The Boulevard du Temple is a thoroughfare in Paris that separates the 3rd arrondissement from the 11th. It runs from the Place de la République to the Place Pasdeloup, and its name refers to the nearby Knights Templars' Temple where they established their Paris priory.-History:The Boulevard du...
and at the Ambigu-Comique
Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique
The theatre was rebuilt to plans by the architects Jacques Ignace Hittorff and Jean-François-Joseph Lecointe on the boulevard Saint-Martin, at the corner of rue de Bondy...
, then made his debut at the Opéra de Paris in 1800, quickly becoming its premier danseur, with rivalries with Auguste Vestris
Auguste Vestris
Marie-Jean-Augustin Vestris, known as Auguste Vestris was a French dancer.Born in Paris as the illegitimate son of Gaëtan Vestris and of Marie Allard, he was dubbed "le dieu de la danse", , a popular title bestowed on the leading male dancer of each generation...
as a dancer and with Pierre Gardel
Pierre Gardel
Pierre-Gabriel Gardel was a French ballet dancer and ballet master. He was the brother of Maximilien Gardel....
as a choreographer. He unilaterally broke his contract in 1808 and fled Paris for Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, via Vienna.
At the Mariinsky Theatre
Mariinsky Theatre
The Mariinsky Theatre is a historic theatre of opera and ballet in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music theatre of late 19th century Russia, where many of the stage masterpieces of Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov received their premieres. The...
, he danced in the ballets by Charles-Louis Didelot, before being made the head of a theatre in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
and returning to Vienna as professor and director at the Theater am Kärntnertor
Theater am Kärntnertor
Theater am Kärntnertor or Kärntnertortheater was a prestigious theatre in Vienna during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries...
. After spending many seasons in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, London
London
London 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...
and Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, he returned to Paris in 1836 and retired from artistic activity.
Works
- 1805 : Acis et Galatée (Opéra de Paris)
- 1806 : Figaro, after Jean-Baptiste BlacheJean-Baptiste BlacheJean-Baptiste Blache de Beaufort was a German ballet dancer and ballet master active in France....
(Opéra de Paris) - 1806 : L'Hymen de Zéphyr (Opéra de Paris)
- 1808 : Figaro (ViennaViennaVienna 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...
) - 1808 : Les Amours de Vénus et Adonis (Saint-Petersburg)
- 1812 : Zephyr (Vienna)
- 1812 : Die Spanische Abendunterhaltung (Vienna)
- 1812 : Der Blöde Ritter (Vienna)
- 1813 : Telemach auf der Insel Kalypso (Vienna)
- 1813 : Der Ländliche Tag (Vienna)
- 1813 : Die Maskerade (Vienna)
- 1813 : Acis und Galatea (Vienna)
- 1813 : Die Erziehung des Adonis (Vienna)
- 1814 : La Fille mal gardéeLa Fille Mal GardéeLa Fille mal gardée is a comic ballet presented in two acts, inspired by Pierre-Antoine Baudouin's 1789 painting, La réprimande/Une jeune fille querellée par sa mère...
, after Jean DaubervalJean DaubervalJean Dauberval, a.k.a Jean D’Auberval, , was a French dancer and ballet master...
(Vienna) - 1817 : Le Virtu premiata (NaplesNaplesNaples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
) - 1819 : Adolphe et Mathilde (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...
) - 1819 : Les Six Ingénus (London)
- 1819 : La Rose (London)
- 1831 : L'Ottavino (TurinTurinTurin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
)