Eternal Women In 19th Century Ballet

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The nineteenth century ballet placed the figure of the woman on the stage with a more protagonist role, the complexity of the technique, delicacy and elegance on the movements reinforced the idea of the woman as “Eternal Female”, so characteristically of the Romanticism as the allusion of beauty and love. Relevant figures from this time were Maria Taglioni, a French Prima Ballerina that immortalized many Ballets with her impeccable performance and Marius Pepita a Russian Choreographer that made Russia the international capital of ballet performance during the 19th century.
The opera as an spectacle integrates all the aspects of theatrical productions. During the 19th century operas were enjoyed by middle class people, it was characterized by

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