Emma Livry

Emma Livry
Livry in the title role of the Taglioni/Schneitzhoeffer La Sylphide. Paris, 1862
Born
Jeanne Emma Emarot or Emma Marie Emarot (disputed)

(1842-09-24)24 September 1842
France
Died26 July 1863(1863-07-26) (aged 20)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Occupationdanseuse
Years active1858–1863
Known forLa Sylphide, other romantic ballets
FatherBaron Charles de Chassiron

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.

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