st - century ▁viol in ists ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁British ▁male ▁mus icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Jean - B apt iste ▁Pit rot ▁( 2 2 ▁May ▁ 1 7 2 9 , ▁Bor de aux ▁- ▁ 4 ▁January ▁ 1 8 0 9 , ▁Br uss els ), ▁called ▁Pit rot ▁cad et ▁( P it rot ▁the ▁younger ) ▁to ▁distinguish ▁him ▁from ▁his ▁elder ▁brother ▁Antoine , ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁dan cer ▁and ▁bal let master . ▁His ▁father , ▁Bar th é le my ▁Pit rot , ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁actor ▁and ▁dan cer ▁who ▁cr iss - cross ed ▁the ▁French ▁provinces ▁and ▁the ▁Southern ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁before ▁ 1 7 4 8 ▁at ▁the ▁Thé âtre - Ital ien ▁in ▁Paris . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁widely ▁noted ▁in ▁a ▁production ▁of ▁L ' Op ér ateur ▁ch inois , ▁a ▁bal let ▁by ▁Jean - B apt iste ▁De h esse , ▁from ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁ 1 7 4 9 ▁on wards . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁put ▁on ▁the ▁premi ere ▁of ▁Les ▁T art ares ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁the ater ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 1 7 5 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Thé âtre ▁de ▁la ▁Mon na ie ▁in ▁Br uss els , ▁D ' H ann eta ire ▁and ▁G our ville , ▁sum mon