Marie Guy-Stéphan

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Marie Guy-Stéphan
Dancer
Years active1843-1851
Career
DancesBolero School

Marie-Antoinette Guy-Stéphan (18 November 1818 - 20 August 1873) was a French

dancer who triumphed at Spanish theaters between 1843 and 1851.[1]

Donizetti and first dancer of La Scala.[2]

Guy-Stéphan dancing 'Las Boleras de Cadiz' in London in 1843

She debuted in Madrid in 1840 and around 1844 danced the title role for the first production of Giselle in Spain.[3] She performed in numerous works by Marius Petipa and was often partnered with him.[3] In the beginning of 1850s in Madrid's Teatro del Circo she has a rivaling with Sofia Fuoco. Guy-Stéphan was a favourite of Marquis de Salamanca so when Fuoco became a favorite dancer of general Narvaez theatrical rivalry turned into a political one. Those who preferred the government (and Fuoco) were wearing red carnation flowers in the buttonhole while the supporters of Marquis de Salamanca (and Guy-Stéphan) demonstrated their notion by wearing white ones.

In 1853 she moved to

Mazilier.[3] She performed at Théâtre Lyrique and at Théâtre de la Gaîté around same time.[3] She created roles including in Néméa, ou l'Amour vengé (1864), by Arthur Saint-Léon.[3]

Victoria & Albert Museum),[4] and an engraving of Guy-Stéphan dancing in the same ballet appears in La Ilustración of 23 March 1850.[5] There is also an 1850 daguerreotype showing a dancer with castanets who has been identified as Marie Guy-Stéphan.[6]

References

  1. ^ Le Guide Musical: Revue Internationale de la Musique Et de Theâtres Lyriques. Vol. 19. Bruselas. 4 September 1873. Nécrologie. A Paris, le 20 août, à l'âge de 55 ans, Mme Marie-Antoinette Guy-Stephan, ancienne danseuse de l'Opéra, dont la carrière a eu de l'éclat; elle avait pris sa retraite en 1856"{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ISBN 9788498411652
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  3. ^
    ISBN 9780787675851 – via Encyclopedia.com
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  4. ^ V&A website.
  5. ^ "Madame Guy Stephan en el baile titulado La Aurora". La Ilustración (12). Madrid: 96. 23 March 1850 – via Biblioteca Nacional de España.
  6. ISBN 9788415338840
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