Taglioni, Louisa (1823–1893)
Taglioni, Louisa (1823–1893)
Italian ballet dancer. Born 1823 in Milan or Naples, Italy; died 1893 in Naples, Italy; dau. of Salvatore Taglioni; cousin of Maria Taglioni.
Trained by father Salvatore Taglioni and later by Jean-Baptiste Coulon; at Paris Opéra danced principal roles in Jean Perrot's Catarina, ou la fille du Bandit, Lalla Rookh, and Le Jugement de Paris; returned to Naples upon retiring from performance career, and served as director of ballet studio there.
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