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The Paris Opéra Ballet is the official ballet company of the Opéra national de Paris, otherwise known as the Palais Garnier, though known more popularly simply as the Paris Opéra. Its origins can be traced back to 1661 with the foundation of the Académie Royale de Danse and the Le Ballet de l'Opéra (1713) by King Louis XIV of France. The official name of the company is Le Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris.

History

see also: Ballet du Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique, predecessor of the Paris Opéra Ballet

History of the Paris Opéra Ballet....

see also: History of ballet

Ranking

There are five ranks of dancer in the Paris Opéra Ballet, from highest to lowest they are:

étoiles
premières sujets
sujets
coryphées
quadrilles

see also: Ballerina

choreographers

Jean Dauberval: La fille mal gardée (1789).
Pierre Gardel: Télémaque (1790), Psyché (1793), Le jugement de Pâris (1793), La dansomanie (1800)
Philippe Taglioni: La Sylphide (1832)
Jules Perrot: Giselle (1842)
Jean Coralli: Giselle (1842)
Carlo Blasis
Arthur Saint-Léon: Coppélia (1870)
Louis Meranté: Sylvia (1875)
Serge Lifar: Les Créatures de Prométhée (1929), Icare (1935), Istar (1941), Suite en blanc (1943)
Rudolf Nureyev: Raymonda (1983), Swan Lake (1985)
Maurice Béjart: Arepo (1986)
William Forsythe: In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated (1987)

note: works given were created for the Paris opera Ballet

Dancers

Yvette Chauviré
Sylvie Guillem
Emma Livry
Marie Taglioni

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	The '''Paris Opéra Ballet''' is the official [[ballet company]] of the ''[[Opéra national de Paris]]'', otherwise known as the ''[[Palais Garnier]]'', though known more popularly simply as the ''Paris Opéra''. Its origins can be traced back to 1661 with the foundation of the ''Académie Royale de Danse'' and the ''Le Ballet de l'Opéra'' (1713) by [[Louis XIV of France\|King Louis XIV]] of [[France]]. The official name of the company is ''Le Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris''.		The '''Paris Opéra Ballet''' is the official [[ballet company]] of the ''[[Opéra national de Paris]]'', otherwise known as the ''[[Palais Garnier]]'', though known more popularly simply as the ''Paris Opéra''. Its origins can be traced back to 1661 with the foundation of the ''Académie Royale de Danse'' and the ''Le Ballet de l'Opéra'' (1713) by [[Louis XIV of France\|King Louis XIV]] of [[France]]. The official name of the company is ''Le Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris''.