French danseur and choreographer Jean-Louis Aumer, following…
February 1830 CE
French danseur and choreographer Jean-Louis Aumer, following brief periods in Paris (1821-1822) and London (1824-1825), had returned in 1826 to the Paris Opera Ballet, where, enriched by the experience of working abroad, he has engaged in a profound renovation of the French repertory, capped in 1830 by his chef-d'œuvre, Manon Lescaut.