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Emma Livry (born as Jeanne Emma Emarot or Emma Marie Emarot; 24 September 1842 – 26 July 1863) was a French ballerina who was one of the last ballerinas of the Romantic ballet era and a protégée of Marie Taglioni. She died from complications after burn injuries sustained when her costume caught fire during a rehearsal.
Emma Livry was the newest star of the Paris Opera. Being French, she was replacing many of the Italian ballerinas. She soon became the darling of the Paris audiences dancing leading roles in the most famous romantic ballets, La Sylphide.
Emma Livry (24 septembre 1841 - 26 juillet 1863) est une ballerine française, morte après que sa tenue de scène eut pris feu sur la scène de l'Opéra de Paris. Elle est la dernière représentante de la « ballerine romantique ».
Emma Livry (1842-1863) was a poetic and light dancer who debuted at 16 with La Sylphide and created roles in three works. She died from burns after her dress caught fire during a rehearsal of La Muette de Portici in 1862.
When Emma Livry’s costume caught fire on the stage of the Paris Opéra in 1862, the papers were quick to tell the story and describe the victim’s long agony. After her death, the incident gave way to mythography, with the tale of the young and virtuous talented dancer’s premature death.
Emma Livry was a French ballerina who was one of the last ballerinas of the Romantic ballet era and a protégée of Marie Taglioni. She died from complications after burn injuries sustained when her costume caught fire during a rehearsal.
The illegitimate daughter of a 16-year-old dancer in the Paris Opera's corps de ballet, Emma Livry made her debut as La Sylphide at the age of 16, and was praised as a reincarnation of the great Romantic ballerina Maria Taglioni , who had originated the role a generation earlier.
