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Marie Taglioni: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born April 23, 1804 • Stockholm • Sweden
Died April 24, 1884 (aged 80) • Marseille • France
Notable Family Members father Filippo Taglioni

Photos

Marie Taglioni poses in a ballet costume with a knee-length dress, veil, and ballet slippers, circa 1850.
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Strozzi, Bernardo: portrait of Claudio Monteverdi
Claudio Monteverdi
Italian composer and musician
Jean-Baptiste Lully, engraving by Geille after Johannot, c. 1830.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
French composer
Cerrito, Fanny
Fanny Cerrito
Italian dancer
Carlotta Grisi
Carlotta Grisi
Italian dancer
Ottorino Respighi, 1935.
Ottorino Respighi
Italian composer
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Enrico Cecchetti
Italian dancer
Carlo Blasis
Carlo Blasis
Italian ballet teacher
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Gasparo Angiolini
Italian choreographer and composer
Casella, Alfredo
Alfredo Casella
Italian composer
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Pierina Legnani
Italian ballerina
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Filippo Taglioni
Italian dancer
Amilcare Ponchielli
Amilcare Ponchielli
Italian composer
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Auguste Vestris
French dancer
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Igor Youskevitch
American ballet dancer
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Yvonne Chouteau
American ballerina
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Russian composer
Portrait of composer Sergey Prokofiev, circa 1938, wearing round glasses, a suit, and a tie, looking slightly to the side.
Sergey Prokofiev
Russian composer
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky
Russian composer
Claude Debussy
Claude Debussy
French composer
Herbert Ross
Herbert Ross
American dancer and film director