Taglioni, Marie (1833–1891)
Taglioni, Marie (1833–1891)
German ballet dancer. Name variations: Marie Paul Taglioni. Born Oct 27, 1833, in Berlin, Germany; died Aug 227, 1891, in Neu-Aigen, Austro-Hungary; dau. of Paul Taglioni (Austrian ballet dancer and choreographer) and Amalia Galster; niece of Maria Taglioni (1804–1884).
Trained by father in Berlin and London; performed a season at Her Majesty's Theatre in London in his Théa, ou la Fée aux fleurs (1848) and Jules Perrot's Les Quatre Saisons (1848), among others; danced at Berlin State Opera in other ballets of her father, including Flik und Flok and La Fantasma.
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