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Marius Petipa

Marius Petipa

choreographer

(1819-1910)
Marius Petipa was one of the most influential figures of classical ballet. He was born in Marseilles. His father was a dancer, and Petipa began dancing in his father’s travelling company aged nine. Aged 16 he joined Théâtre Nantes, where he also created a number of ballets. He studied in Paris with Auguste Vestris before going on to work as a dancer around France. In May 1847 he arrived in St Petersburg and two months later made his debut as principal dancer and ballet master of the Mariinsky, starring in his re-staging of Joseph Mazilier’s Paquita. His breakthrough as a choreographer came in 1859 with his production of La Fille du pharaon, and in 1869 he was made chief choreographer. In addition to creating original works such as Don Quixote (1869) and La Bayadère (1877), he restaged pre-existing works, including Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot’s Giselle (1884) and Arthur Saint-Léon’s Coppélia (1884). Petipa’s 1890 production of Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty was followed by productions of The Nutcracker (1892) and Swan Lake (1895), both created with Lev Ivanov. His last great work was Raymonda (1898), before he retired in 1903. 

Performances

April 13. 18:00
ballet rehearsal
Marius Petipa – Alexander Gorsky – Kasyan Goleizovsky – Michael Messerer / Ludwig Minkus

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Hungarian State Opera
April 15. 19:00
ballet
Marius Petipa – Alexander Gorsky – Kasyan Goleizovsky – Michael Messerer / Ludwig Minkus

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Hungarian State Opera
April 16. 11:00
ballet
Marius Petipa – Alexander Gorsky – Kasyan Goleizovsky – Michael Messerer / Ludwig Minkus

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Hungarian State Opera
09. Pongor Ildikó season ticket
April 16. 19:00
ballet
Marius Petipa – Alexander Gorsky – Kasyan Goleizovsky – Michael Messerer / Ludwig Minkus

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Hungarian State Opera
April 19. 19:00
ballet
Marius Petipa – Alexander Gorsky – Kasyan Goleizovsky – Michael Messerer / Ludwig Minkus

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Hungarian State Opera
06. Dózsa Imre season ticket
April 21. 19:00
ballet
Marius Petipa – Alexander Gorsky – Kasyan Goleizovsky – Michael Messerer / Ludwig Minkus

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Hungarian State Opera
16. Kincses Veronika season ticket
April 23. 11:00
ballet
Marius Petipa – Alexander Gorsky – Kasyan Goleizovsky – Michael Messerer / Ludwig Minkus

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Hungarian State Opera
April 23. 19:00
ballet
Marius Petipa – Alexander Gorsky – Kasyan Goleizovsky – Michael Messerer / Ludwig Minkus

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Hungarian State Opera
05. Hágai Katalin season ticket
April 30. 11:00
ballet
Marius Petipa – Alexander Gorsky – Kasyan Goleizovsky – Michael Messerer / Ludwig Minkus

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Hungarian State Opera