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| Fanny Elssler |
Franziska Elssler |
| Therese Elssler |
Theodore (Therese) Elssler |
| "The Elssler Sisters" |
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Started dancing lessons at the age of nine
at the corps de ballet of Vienna, Hoftheater. The Elssler sisters
(Fanny and Theresa) studied with Jean-Pierre Aumerand Freiedrich
Horschelt.
Fanny was one of the most celebrated dancers of the
Romantic Ballet. At the age of twenty-four she studied with Auguste
Vestris and made her professional debut at the Paris Grand
Opera in Coralli's ballet La Tempete in 1834. |
La Gypsy Ballet (three acts)
was to bring the sensuously tempting Elssler fame as a dancer
and by 1834 Marie
Taglioni would be her only competition.
Elssler made many distinct contributions of
the romantic period. Known as the creator of theatrical folk dance
(today called character dance) through Ballet. Elssler
made famous the Tarentule
(Tarantula), Cracovienne (her favorite) and introduced
the Cachucha
in the ballet Le Diable (1836.) Impresario Henry Wikoff brought
Fanny Elssler to America for a successful two-year tour beginning
in 1840.
Fanny would also dance "en Travesti"
- Cavalier (mans part) in many of her performances especially
famous for this was in the "Minuet de la Cour" with
Fanny Cerrito in 1843 in
London, who even the Queen came to see. Fanny Elssler danced Faust
for her finale performance (retirement) in Vienna 6/12/1851.
I'm not sure if Fanny ever married, but she was said
to be in love with Anton Stuhlmuller and bore him a daughter.
Elssler last name is often times misspelled as Esler and Essler.
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Spouse |
Offspring |
| Vienna, Austria |
6/23/1810 - 11/27/1884 |
?Anton Stuhlmuller? |
?Effie Ellsler? (1858-1942) |
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| ... Many dances above are on the Spanish
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Hoftheater |
1822 - La Reception
D'une Jeune
Nymphe (corps de) |
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Park Theater, NY |
1833 - Kings Theater (London) |
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1834 - La Tempete |
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1836 - Le Diable Boiteux (Cachucha) |
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1838 - La Sylphide (flopped) |
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1839 - La Gypsy |
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1839 - La Tarentule |
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1840 - Black Domino (Jaleo) |
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1844 - American Tour (Cracovienne) |
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2/12/1848- Original Faust (Lamoureux) |
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1851 - Faust (last performance) |
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| NOTE: Hermine Elssler and Theodore
(Therese) Elssler were both related to her. Last Name is sometimes
spelt Essler. |
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