Paquita is the creation of French composer Édouard Deldevez and Paris Opéra Ballet Master Joseph Mazilier. [2] It was first presented at the Salle Le Peletier by the Paris Opera Ballet on 1 April 1846 and was retained in the repertory of the Opéra until 1851.

Alexei Ratmansky’s Paquita incorporates two sections of Marius Petipa’s Paquita (1881): the Minkus Pas de Trois, George Balanchine’s restaging of Petipa’s pas de trois from the first act, which was created in 1948 for the Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas and restaged for NYCB in 1951, and the Grand Pas from the third act.

Jan 12, 2025 · The Paquita Ballet is a celebrated classical ballet that premiered in 1846. It tells a story of love and intrigue during Napoleon’s rule in Spain. This article explores its origins, notable characters, and lasting impact on ballet.

Mar 20, 2022 · The ballet takes place during Napoleon’s occupation in Spain and tells the tale of Paquita, the heroine. She was abducted by Romani people however is actually of noble birth. Early in the story, she saves a French officer’s (Lucien) life from the Spanish government, who had sent an assassin, Iñigo, to kill him.

Dec 5, 2024 · In the Valley of the Bulls, near Saragossa occupied by Napoleon’s armies, Paquita, a young gypsy girl, refuses the advances of an aristocrat, Lucien d’Hervilly, because of her modest condition. But when she saves him from a plot hatched by the Spanish governor, she discovers that her origins are far nobler than she thought…

3 days ago · Paquita was first created by Joseph Mazilier for the Paris Opera Ballet in 1846, restaged by Marius Petipa for the Imperial Ballet of St. Petersburg in 1847, and then revived by Petipa in 1881.

Feb 4, 2025 · “Paquita,” which has its debut on Feb. 6, offers a sort of echo-chamber that allows 19th-century Russian classical ballet to coexist — to resonate — with today’s City Ballet dancers.

The ballet Paquita with music by Édouard-Marie-Ernest Deldevez and Ludwig Minkus on stage at Teatro alla Scala from 11 to 26 June 2025. Coreography Pierre Lacotte. Conductor Paul Connelly.

Crafted with true care and passion, this ballet is a meticulous reconstruction and faithful adaptation of the original classical ballet, created by Joseph Mazilier in 1846 at the Paris Opéra and set to music by Edmé-Marie-Ernest-Deldevez.

He takes a job as a leading dancer at the Imperial Ballet of Russia (known now as the Mariinsky Ballet), and his first assignment is to dance in—and help stage—Paquita, a ballet that was popular in Paris after it was first performed there in 1846.