Starting around 1806, he performed in Lyon and Bordeaux, remaining in France until he received a call to become the principal dancer at Teatro San Carlo in Naples, Italy.

[7] With French choreographer Louis Henry, he established the Royal School of Ballet (Italian: Scuola Reale di Balllo) in Naples in 1812, attached to the opera house of Teatro San Carlo.

[8] He worked as a guest choreographer in Milan, Turin, and Florence, often including himself and his wife, Adélaide Perraud, in his ballet productions.

[10] Taglioni staged the five-act ballet Sesostri, composed by Luigi Carlini, on 12 January 1823 at Teatro San Carlo, celebrating the birthday of Ferdinand I.

[2] With its theme taken from Alessandro Manzoni's The Betrothed, Taglioni's ballet I promessi sposi achieved 56 performances in the 1836-37 season.