Nathalie Fitzjames

Nathalie (or Natalie) Fitzjames (or Fitz-James, originally Fijan[1]) was a Romantic era French ballerina who was especially admired in Italy.

Her pretensions as an artiste as not so high as those of Fanny Elssler or Duvernay, but she has been taught in the best school, and in the present state of the ballet she must be considered a decided acquisition here.

"[3] Fitzjames danced the 'peasant pas de deux' in Act 1 of the premiere of Giselle with Auguste Mabille at the Paris Opéra in 1841.

[4] She starred in La reine de Chypre, at the Salle Le Peletier of the Paris Opéra on 22 December 1841,[5] and afterwards toured in Italy, receiving acclaim in both Florence and Naples.

[2] Fitzjames danced the lead role in Terpsichore in another Italian Opera Company production in early 1851, at the Chestnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia.