Pierre Gardel
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Pierre-Gabriel Gardel was a French ballet dancer and ballet master
. He was the brother of Maximilien Gardel
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Entering the school of the Opéra de Paris in 1774, he studied under his brother. He was made premier danseur in 1780, but had to give up his career for health reasons. He took over from his brother as the Opera's ballet master on his death in 1787.
Assisted by Louis Milon
, Gardel went on to head the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris for 40 years, safeguarding it against the turmoil of the French Revolution
. A talented choreographer, he enthused the public from his first productions in 1790 right through to those just before his retirement in 1829 - that year, he put on his last show, in the form of a menuet with Marie Taglioni
. From 1820, the creation of ballets was transferred to Jean-Pierre Aumer
.
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...
. He was the brother of Maximilien Gardel
Maximilien Gardel
Maximilien Gardel was a French ballet dancer and choreographer of German descent .He débuted at the Académie royale de Musique in Paris in 1759 and...
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Entering the school of the Opéra de Paris in 1774, he studied under his brother. He was made premier danseur in 1780, but had to give up his career for health reasons. He took over from his brother as the Opera's ballet master on his death in 1787.
Assisted by Louis Milon
Louis Milon
Louis-Jacques-Jessé Milon was a French ballet dancer and ballet master.-Life:After some years spent as premier danseur at Paris's Académie royale de Musique, he became ballet master at the Ambigu-Comique, where he had much success with Boulevard plays...
, Gardel went on to head the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris for 40 years, safeguarding it against the turmoil of the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
. A talented choreographer, he enthused the public from his first productions in 1790 right through to those just before his retirement in 1829 - that year, he put on his last show, in the form of a menuet with Marie Taglioni
Marie Taglioni
Marie Taglioni was a famous Italian/Swedish ballerina of the Romantic ballet era, a central figure in the history of European dance.-Biography:...
. From 1820, the creation of ballets was transferred to Jean-Pierre Aumer
Jean-Pierre Aumer
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...
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Main works
All put on at the Opéra de Paris.- 1784 : DardanusDardanus (Sacchini)Dardanus is an opera by Antonio Sacchini. It takes the form of a tragédie lyrique in four acts . It was first performed at Versailles on 18 September 1784, and subsequently at the Paris Opera on 30 November of the same year...
- 1786 : Les Sauvages
- 1790 : Télémaque dans l'île de Calypso
- 1790 : Psyché
- 1791 : Bacchus et Ariane
- 1793 : Le Jugement de Pâris
- 1800 : La Dansomanie
- 1802 : Le Retour de Zéphire
- 1803 : Daphnis et Pandore
- 1804 : Une demi-heure de caprice
- 1804 : Achille à Scyros
- 1806 : Paul et Virginie
- 1808 : Vénus et Adonis
- 1808 : Alexandre chez Apelles
- 1809 : La Fête de Mars
- 1810 : Vertumne et Pomone
- 1810 : Persée et Andromède
- 1812 : L'Enfant prodigue
- 1814 : Le Retour des lys
- 1815 : L'Heureux Retour
- 1817 : Les Fiancé de Caserte
- 1818 : Proserpine
- 1818 : Zirphile
- 1818 : La Servante justifiée