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	Grisi, Carlotta
		Caronne Adele Josephine Marie Grisi was born in Visinida, Upper Istria, Italy June 18, 1819.
		Grisi had danced in Paris before but her true debut came at the Théâte de la Renaissance in 1840, where she sang in addition to dancing.
		Grisi's last appearance in Paris came in 1849 in the ballet La Filleule de fées with music by Adam The choreography, by Perrot, is often considered to be his finest.
	www.balletmet.org /Notes/Grisi.html (668 words)

	Dancer History Archives by StreetSwing.com - Carlotta Grisi - Main Page
		Carlotta Grisi was a famous ballerina and court dancer with a piquant, coquettish style from the romantic period, who also had a terrific voice.
		Carlotta started ballet school around 1826 at the La Scala School of Milan later studied Ballet at the Conservatory of Music in Milan and began to finally dance at the age of eight and would be dancing in the corps de ballet at the age of ten (1829).
		Carlotta made her professional debut in Paris in Perot's Ballet "La Favorita" at the Paris Opera House and in the Théâtre de la Renaissance in 1840 where she sang and danced.
	www.streetswing.com /histmai2/d2grisi1.htm (323 words)

	Carlotta Grisi - Encyclopedia.com
		Grisi remained the undisputed principal ballerina of the Opera until 1849 and was praised for her seemingly spontaneous and effortless style.
		Originally produced in London in 1844 at Her Majesty's Theatre with Carlotta Grisi as Esmeralda, it reached St. Peterbourg and the Maryinsky Theatre in 1848.
		Carlotta Grisi and Lucius Petipa were the stars of the Paris Opera ballet then, and now it's just a chance to enjoy unfamiliar, endlessly...
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1B1-390482.html (995 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Carlotta
		Caronne Adele Josephine Marie Grisi (born June 28, 1819, Visinada, Istria, Austrian Empire—died May 20, 1899, Geneva, Switz.) Italian ballerina of the Romantic era.
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	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Carlotta (1307 words)

	Istria on the Internet - Prominent Istrians - Carlotta Grisi
		Although Carlotta Grisi was said to have a beautiful singing voice, too, she chose to dance and was enrolled in the famous La Scala Academy at the early age of 7.
		Carlotta Grisi, an established performer, had a piquant, coquettish style, and Fanny Cerito was vivacious and a true crowd pleaser.
		Grisi gave birth to her second daughter, Léontine Grisi and, at the age of 34, she settled near Geneva to spend the next 46 years of her life in peaceful retirement with family and friends.
	www.istrians.com /istria/illustri/grisi (2382 words)

	Istria on the Internet - Prominent Istrians - Carlotta Grisi
		Giselle was created to honor the ballerina Carlotta Grisi, whom Gautier not only admired for her dancing, but with whom he was in love.
		At the premiere the principal roles were danced by Carlotta Grisi as Giselle, Lucien Petipa (Marius' brother) as Albrecht, and the twenty year old Adèle Dumilâtre as Myrtha.
		Grisi would have worn a slipper that was little more than a thin layer of satin secured with ribbons at the ankle.
	www.istrianet.org /istria/illustri/grisi/giselle-notes.htm (3786 words)

	Alibris: Carlotta
		When Carlotta Carlyle's guitar-playing husband ran off with her old college friend Dee Willis, she thought that would be the last she would see of either of them.
		Carlotta thinks she's doing a friend a favor when she agrees to burglarproof the elderly's recluse's apartment.
		Carlotta returns to the Club of Mysteries and presents the male cats with perhaps their biggest challenge: to teach her new kittens what they need to know to survive in the dangerous world.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/subject/Carlotta (1048 words)

	Carlotta Grisi - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Carlotta Grisi - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Grisi, Carlotta, real name Caronne Adele Josephine Marie Grisi (1819-1899), Italian dancer, one of the leading romantic ballet dancers.
		Compiled February 2001) Caronne Adele Josephine Marie Grisi was born in Visinida, Upper Istria, Italy June 18, 1819.
	encarta.msn.com /Carlotta_Grisi.html (146 words)

	Carlotta Grisi (1819-1899) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Carlotta Grisi, Marie Taglioni, Lucile Grahn and Fanny Cerito
		Although she had a beautiful voice she chose to dance and was enrolled in the famous La Scala Academy at the early age of seven.
		Grisi died a month before her eightieth birthday, unmourned, like many others, by the thousands who once adored her.
	www.michaelminn.net /andros/biographies/grisi_carlotta.htm (356 words)

	Carlotta Grisi -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		A cousin of the celebrated opera singer Giulia Grisi, Carlotta Grisi received her early training at the ballet school of La Scala in Milan.
		Grisi's first creation at the Opéra was Giselle (1841), which immediately established her as the successor to the great stars of the 1830s, Marie Taglioni and Fanny Elssler.
		Grisi remained the undisputed principal ballerina of the Opéra until 1849, creating roles in François Decombe Albert's La Jolie Fille de Gand (1842), Joseph Mazilier's Le Diable à quatre (1845) and Paquita (1846), and Perrot's La Filleule des fées (1849).
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9038154 (1002 words)

	Carlotta Grisi - MSN Encarta
		Born in Vižinada, in present-day Croatia, she joined La Scala opera ballet in Milan in 1829.
		She was acclaimed for her creation of the title role in Giselle (1841), a romantic ballet written by the French poet Théophile Gautier and choreographed by Perrot and Jean Coralli.
		Grisi worked with Perrot in several productions at London's Her Majesty's Theatre, playing important roles in Esmeralda (1844) and Pas de quatre (1845).
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761567018/Carlotta_Grisi.html (130 words)

	Andros On Ballet - Grisi Carlotta
		Carlotta Grisi, Marie Taglioni, Lucile Grahn and Fanny Cerito
		Although she had a beautiful voice she chose to dance and was enrolled in the famous La Scala Academy at the early age of seven.
		Grisi died a month before her eightieth birthday, unmourned, like many others, by the thousands who once adored her.
	michaelminn.net /andros/index.php?grisi_carlotta (388 words)

	Ballet dancers
		Carlotta Grisi was one of the stars of early nineteenth century ballet, a particularly rich time for the art, which fell into relative disuse afterwards, until revived by the Russians in the 1890s.
		Grisi also created the starring roles in La Péri (1843), La Esmeralda (1844, from Victor Hugo's famous tale of the gypsy girl and the hunchback but given a happy ending in one version), and Paquita (1846).
		Grisi had a daughter Marie-June by Perrot in 1837, and Léontine by her Polish prince in 1853.
	www.angelfire.com /dragon/judyt/ballet.html (6738 words)

	Picture History - Carlotta Grisi (1819-1899)
		Carlotta Grisi was a famous prima ballerina and vocalist from Italy.
		In 1834 Grisi met the dancer and choreographer Jules Perrot, who became her mentor and took her to Paris.
		The dancer made her Paris debut at the Theatre de la Renaissance in 1840, singing and dancing in "Le Zingaro." Her operatic debut was in Donizetti's "La Favorita," which Perrot choreographed, at the Paris Opera in 1841.
	www.picturehistory.com /find/p/21587/mcms.html (199 words)

	The Arts Channel - programme_details
		Carlotta Grisi was the protégée of Jules Perrot, a great dancer and choreographer of the Romantic age.
		Perrot and Grisi were friends of Adolphe Adam, the composer, and their common enthusiasm for the story meant that Adam produced his score in record time.
		Grisi fashioned an enduring icon of her age in the ballet which sums up the basic Romantic contradiction: the unbridgeable gap between belief in the simple happiness of long-ago places and the dark, brooding disasters of unattainable love.
	www.theartschannel.co.nz /index.php?site_tree_id=43&programme_id=1677724663 (974 words)

	CARLOTTA-GRISI Definition Begriffserklärung (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Obwohl Carlotta Grisi die Geliebte von Jules Perrot wurde und sich zeitweise „Madame Perrot“ nannte, waren die beiden nie verheiratet.
		1842 trat Carlotta Grisi wieder in London auf, wohin sie jedes Jahr zurückkehrte.
		Februar 1848 tanzte Carlotta Grisi in der Uraufführung des Balletts „Griseldis“ in Paris.
	www.klixs.de /carlotta-grisi/C/396.html (751 words)

	Halévy's La Tempesta
		Sontag's entrance to the operatic scene caused little concern among Grisi's fans: Grisi was still 'Queen of the Opera' and was reported in 'splendid voice' later that week as Norma.
		As for La tempesta, it was thought the performances could have been extended, but Carlotta Grisi was engaged to go to Russia, therefore the opera was terminated after six performances, and in spite of a great public interest...
		Carlotta Grisi makes her entree, so lightly tripping to the tune' Where the bee sucks,' that she appears to be using her wings, and not her feet: the national English song, most splendidly orchestrated and varied, wound up the delight of the audience to enthusiasm.
	www.meyerbeer.com /halvysla.htm (3185 words)

	Giselle Timeline - Dance History Resources from Artslynx
		Carlotta Grisi as Giselle; Lucien Petipa as Albrecht; Jean Coralli as Halarion.
		Carlotta Grisi as Giselle and Jules Perrot as Albrecht.
		Jules Perrot - Choreographer for Carlotta Grise (1810-1892)
	www.artslynx.org /dance/agiselle.htm (1604 words)

	Amazon.com: "Carlotta Grisi": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Principals: Carlotta Grisi (Paquita), Lucien Petipa (Lucien d'Hervilly).
		He does assert that, in 1847, his ballet-girl's "pet" model was the Paris Opéra ballet star Carlotta Grisi, the original Giselle, who had danced the role in London in 1842.
		First presented at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique, Paris, June 28, -1842, with Carlotta Grisi as Giselle, Lucien Petipa as Albrecht, Adèle Dumildtre as Myrtha, Queen of the Wilis, and Jean Coralli as Hilarion.
	amazon.com /phrase/Carlotta-Grisi (335 words)

	Carlotta Carlotta Del Belgio. (e Del Messico) Milano 1993. Poche Dinastie Regnanti Hanno Dovuto Subire Un (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Carlotta Grisi, whose real name was Caronne Adele Giuseppina Maria Grisi, was born in Visinada, Istria, on June 28, 1819.
		Carlotta, sleepless and bleary-eyed from way too much TV, applauds the mighty efforts of the scrappy 2004 Red.
		Carlotta Carlyle is another old friend In a way it is strange.
	www.99hosted.com /names740.html (352 words)

	Footnotes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The role of Giselle was created for Carlotta Grisi by her lover, the dancer and choreographer Jules Perrot in 1841
		Carlotta Grisi, an Italian ballerina at the Paris Opera was the protégée and mistress of the choreographer Jules Perrot.
		She was loved not only by Perrot, but also by Gautier himself – the poet who had initiated the idea when he first met her in the spring of 1841.
	www.hkballet.com /footnotes/issue0503/issue0503_eng_general.html (984 words)

	Teatro alla Scala
		Under him studied the leading stars of the first half of the nineteenth century: from Carlotta Grisi to Fanny Cerrito and from Lucile Grahn to Amelia Boschetti.
		Carlotta Brianza was the first to dance Sleeping Beauty by Tchaikovsky/Petipa (1890), and Pierina Legnani was the first Odette/Odile in Tchaikowsky/Petipa’s Swan Lake (1895), to which ballet is indebted for the technical feat of the 32 fouettés of the Black Swan.
		Carlotta Zambelli was the last representative of the nineteenth-century school of Milanese ballet, led by Enrico Cecchetti, who directed the Scala school from 1926 until his death in 1928.
	www.teatroallascala.org /public/LaScala/EN/teatroPiermarini/complessi_artistici/corpo_di_ballo/storia_e_produzioni/index.html (583 words)

	MyWestTexas.com - Midland Festival Ballet to present Spring Gala
		On the night "Pas de Quatre" premiered in London in 1845, it caused a sensation among critics and the public because it brought together, on one stage at the same time in the same dance, the four greatest ballerinas of the time.
		The dancers took the stage in order of their age with the youngest going first: Lucile Grahn, Carlotta Grisi, Fanny Cerrito and Marie Taglioni.
		The dancers he used, in order of appearance, were Nathalie Krassovska as Lucile Grahn; Mia Slavenska as Carlotta Grisi, Alexandra Danilova as Fanny Cerrito and Alicia Markova as Marie Taglioni.
	www.mywesttexas.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=18277239&BRD=2288&PAG=461&dept_id=541499&rfi=6 (536 words)

	PeoplePlay UK - Carlotta Grisi as Giselle
		This hand coloured lithograph shows the ballerina Carlotta Grisi in the title role of Giselle, most famous ballet of the Romantic era.
		She was born in Italy in 1819 and was a child prodigy, appearing in Milan when only 10.
		Giselle was written for Grisi by the poet Theophile Gautier, who had also fallen in love with her.
	www.peopleplayuk.org.uk /collections/object.php?object_id=119&back=/guided_tours/dance_tour/ballet/romantic_cult.php? (213 words)

	Christopher Wood Gallery
		May 1850, with choreography by Paul Taglioni (1808-1884), music by Cesar Pugni, and starring Carlotta Grisi (1819-1899), Amalia Ferraris (1830-1904) and Marie Taglioni II (1833-1891).
		However, Les Grâces was never performed in Paris where Carlotta Grisi, the senior ballerina, had first created the role of Giselle in 1841.
		Shown in the centre of this watercolour, Carlotta was to retire 3 years later.
	www.christopherwoodgallery.com /pages/painting_details.cfm?id=249&back=watercol (320 words)

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	grisi
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		To add to my fright, I was told, just before entering on that scene, that Grisi and many others of the Italian group were sitting in a private box on the stage.
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	ref_giselle_article.htm
		The original cast included Carlotta Grisi (Giselle), Lucien Petipa (Albrecht) and Adèle Dumiâtre (Myrtha).
		Giselle was the idea of the poet and critic, Théophile Gautier, who was looking for a vehicle to display the talents of a young dancer at the Paris Opéra, Carlotta Grisi.
		This was the first time Gautier had developed a scenario for a ballet and thus enlisted the aid of the more experienced Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges.
	www.ballet.org.uk /ref_giselle_article.htm (756 words)

	Ron's Ballet Site: Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Carlotta Grisi and Jules Perrot in "La Esmeralda" (lithograph from a drawing by J. Bouvier, 1844)
		Carlotta Grisi in "Giselle" (lithograph by J. Brandard)
		Carlotta Grisi and Jules Perrot in "La Polka" (lithograph by Blau from a drawing by J. Bouvier)
	www.educ.u-net.com /balletga.htm (274 words)

	Variations on a Theme \| Romanticism from the canvas to the printing press to the opera house
		A characteristic ballet with a silly plot is Giselle, which was the first ballet to emphasize the dramatic performance on the part of the dancers.
		9)." In 1841, an Italian dancer, Carlotta Grisi, danced the title role of Giselle, a collaboration between composer Adolphe Adam and choreographers Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot.
		Giselle is a story of Prince Albrecht, who disguises himself as Loys, a commoner, for the purpose of winning the heart of Giselle, a peasant girl, away from her rival suitor and the village gamekeeper, Hilarion.
	library.thinkquest.org /C0126184/english/musicballet.htm (1441 words)

	Giselle à l'Opéra de Paris - Danser en France
		Carlotta Grisi (Giselle), Lucien Petipa (Albrecht/Loys), Adèle Dumilâtre (Myrtha)
		Carlotta étudie à l’école de danse de la Scala de Milan à partir de 1826..
		Grisi apparaît régulièrement à Londres durant les périodes de vacances de l’Opéra de Paris entre 1842 et 1851.
	www.danser-en-france.com /repertoire/prodgiselle/giselle.htm (1663 words)

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