Louis Dauvigny

Louis-Aimé Dauvigny (or d'Auvigny) was an 18th-century French dancer, probably the son of Jean Du Castre d'Auvigny, step brother of actor Préville.

After he made his debut in the ballet of the Comédie-Française in 1755 (two years after Préville), Dauvigny spent some years in Lyon where he danced with Noverre. In 1760, the latter called him to the court of Stuttgart and gradually entrusted him with the responsibility of ballet. When Noverre left in 1767, Dauvigny was appointed ballet master and kept this position until 1772.

In 1770, he set the ballets of Calliroe, tragédie en musique by Sacchini presented at the theatre of Ludwigsbourg[1]

In Stuttgart he married Marie-Claudine Toscani, the daughter of Italian comedians on 6 March 1764.

We lose track of him after 1772.

Note

  1. ↑ Mattia Verazi, Calliroe : tragedie en musique ; representee sur le grand Theatre de Louisbourg le jour de la Naissance de Son Altesse Serenissime Monseigneur le Duc Regnant de Wirtenberg et Teck &c. La Musique est composée exprés par Monsieur Antoine Sacchini, Maitre de Chapelle, Napolitain. Les Ballets tirés du Sujet même, sont inventés par l'auteur de la Tragédie, & exécutés par Monsieur Dauvigny, Maitre de Ballets de S.A.S. Les Decorations sont de l'invention de Monsieur Josué Scotti, Peintre du Theatre de la Cour de S.A.S. [Stuttgart], Cotta, 1770, 167 p.

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