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Choreographer Jules Perrot's ballet "Faust" to music by Giacomo Panizza and Michael Andrew Costa, premieres at La Scala

Choreographer Jules Perrot's ballet "Faust" to music by Giacomo Panizza and Michael Andrew Costa, premieres at La Scala Teatro in Milan, Kingdom of Lombardy

Faust ballets are a set of ballets, choreographed between the 18th and 20th centuries, based on the legend of Faust. As early as 1723, London-based John Rich put on a Faust-inspired ballet pantomime called The Necromancer at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre. In the 19th century several productions took Faust as their subject matter including August Bournonville's 1832 production Faust for the Royal Danish Ballet.

In 1833, Andre Deshayes' Faust premiered in London with music by Adolphe Adam.

On 12 February 1848, a Faust ballet premiered at the Ballet of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan.

Historical Significance

Faust ballets are a set of ballets, choreographed between the 18th and 20th centuries, based on the legend of Faust.

Events Before

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    Michigan becomes the first English-speaking jurisdiction to abolish the death penalty (except for treason against the state)

  3. First civic public park, Birkenhead Park, designed by Joseph Paxton, opens in Birkenhead, England

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  5. Battle of Chapultepec: American forces capture Chapultepec Castle during the Mexican–American War, allowing US General W

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Events After

  1. Dutch Princess Marianne and Prince Albert of Prussia separate after 18-1/2 years of marriage

    Dutch Princess Marianne and Prince Albert of Prussia separate after 18-1/2 years of marriage

  2. Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera "Le prophète" premieres in Paris

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  3. Bacteriologist Louis Pasteur (26) weds secretary Marie Laurent (23) in Strasbourg, France

    Bacteriologist Louis Pasteur (26) weds secretary Marie Laurent (23) in Strasbourg, France

  4. Prime Minister of Canada John Abbott (28) weds Mary Bethune at bride's parents home

    Prime Minister of Canada John Abbott (28) weds Mary Bethune at bride's parents home

  5. First chamber music group in the US gives its first concert in Boston, Massachusetts

    First chamber music group in the US gives its first concert in Boston, Massachusetts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happened on February 12, 1848?
Faust ballets are a set of ballets, choreographed between the 18th and 20th centuries, based on the legend of Faust. As early as 1723, London-based John Rich put on a Faust-inspired ballet pantomime called The Necromancer at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre. In the 19th century several productions took Faust as their subject matter including August Bournonville's 1832 production Faust for the Royal Danish Ballet.
Why is Choreographer Jules Perrot's ballet "Faust" to music by Giacomo Panizza and M... significant?
Faust ballets are a set of ballets, choreographed between the 18th and 20th centuries, based on the legend of Faust.

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