Joseph mazilier biography
Joseph Mazilier (1 March in Marseilles – in Paris) was a..
Joseph Mazilier made his debut as a dancer at the Grand Théâtre de Lyon, then moved to Bordeaux before being hired at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin.
Paquita
Choreographed ballet by Joseph Mazilier
This article is about the 19th century ballet. For the Mexican singer, see Paquita la del Barrio.
Paquita is a ballet in two acts and three scenes originally choreographed by Joseph Mazilier to music by Édouard Deldevez and Ludwig Minkus.
Paul Foucher received royalties as librettist.[1]
History
Paquita is the creation of French composer Édouard Deldevez and Paris Opéra Ballet Master Joseph Mazilier.[2] It was first presented at the Salle Le Peletier by the Paris Opera Ballet on 1 April 1846 and was retained in the repertory of the Opéra until 1851.[3]
In 1847, Paquita was staged for the first time in Russia for the Imperial Ballet of St.
Petersburg by Marius Petipa and Pierre-Frédéric Malavergne, being the first work ever staged by Petipa in Russia. In 1881, Petipa produced a revival of the ballet for which he added new pieces specially composed by Ludwig Minkus.
This included the Paqui