Clotilde Mafleuroy
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| Born | Clotilde-Auguste Mafleuroy 1 March 1776 |
| Died | 15 December 1826 |
| Nationality |  France |
| Other names | Mademoiselle Clotilde |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer |
Clotilde Mafleuroy (1 March 1776 – 15 December 1826), known professionally as Clotilde, was an 18th century French ballet dancer who performed as a principal dancer at the Opéra de Paris.
Early life
[edit]Clotilde Auguste Mafleuroy was born on 1 March 1776 in Paris, France.[2]
Entertainment life
[edit]Studying in Paris, she was a pupil of Pierre Gardel.[3] Known by her first name on stage, she advanced to the position of principal dancer at the Opéra de Paris, a role she held alongside Mlle Chevigny.[4] Clotilde's debut at the Opéra de Paris took place in 1793 with Pierre Gardel's Le Jugement de Pâris.[2]
She married French composer François-Adrien Boieldieu on 19 March 1802.[5][6] Soon after, her husband left for St. Petersburg, Russia to fulfill Czar Alexander's offer of composing three operas per year.[7]
Death
[edit]Clotilde Mafleuroy died in Paris, France on 15 December 1826.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Fétis, F. J. (1837). Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie générale de la musique. Belgium: Meline, Cans et C..
- ^ a b Pitou, Spire. “Clotilde.” In (Ed.), The Paris Opéra: An encyclopedia of operas, ballets, composers, and performers (2016–). Article first published 1985. Retrieved from https://rme.rilm.org/rme/stable/526321
- ^ Guest, I. (2002). Ballet Under Napolean. United Kingdom: Dance Books.
- ^ La grande encyclopédie: inventaire raisonné des sciences, des lettres et des arts par une Société de savants et de gens de lettres. (1885). France: Société anonyme de la Grande encyclopédie.
- ^ Labat-Poussin, B. (1977). Archives du Théâtre national de l'opéra: AJ13 1 à 1466 : inventaire. France: Archives nationales : diffusé par La Documentation française.
- ^ L'Académie impériale de musique: histoire littéraire, musicale, politique et galante de ce théâtre, de 1645 à 1855. (1855). France: Castil-Blaze.
- ^ Champlin, J. D. (1888). Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians. United States: Scribner.
- ^ Clément, F. (1887). Les musiciens célèbres depuis le seizième siècle jusqu'à nos jours. France: Hachette.
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