' s ▁L ager tha , ▁the ▁first ▁bal let ▁on ▁a ▁Nord ic ▁theme . ▁Less ▁than ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁first ▁personal ▁app la use ▁for ▁dan cing ▁a ▁Hung arian ▁solo ▁at ▁the ▁Court ▁Theatre . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁dance , ▁B ourn on ville ▁was ▁a ▁v ora cious ▁reader , ▁learned ▁French ▁at ▁home , ▁played ▁the ▁viol in , ▁sang ▁in ▁a ▁boy ▁sop rano ▁voice , ▁and ▁studied ▁decl am ation ▁with ▁the ▁actors ▁Michael ▁Ros ing , ▁Lind green , ▁and ▁F ry dens d ahl . ▁His ▁many ▁tal ents ▁were ▁brought ▁together ▁on ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁birth day , ▁ 2 9 ▁October ▁ 1 8 1 7 , ▁when ▁as ▁a ▁twelve - year - old ▁he ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Ad onia ▁to ▁royal ▁acc laim ▁in ▁a ▁music - d rama , ▁Sol omon ' s ▁Jud gment ▁and ▁sang ▁a ▁rom ance , ▁" The ▁Mother ▁with ▁Her ▁Dro op ing ▁W ings ". ▁ ▁Family ▁ ▁B ourn on ville ▁had ▁five ▁sib lings . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁in ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁who ▁showed ▁any ▁interest ▁in ▁dan cing . ▁He ▁married ▁Hel ena ▁Fred ri ka ▁H åk ans son ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁June ▁ 1 8 3 0 . ▁They ▁had ▁seven ▁children , ▁including ▁Charlotte ▁who ▁became ▁an ▁opera ▁singer ▁and ▁actress . ▁ ▁Both ▁sons ▁died ▁as ▁to dd lers . ▁ ▁Paris ▁ ▁In ▁