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Italian ballet is the training methods [citation needed] and aesthetic qualities seen in classical ballet in Italy. Ballet has a long history in Italy, and it is widely believed that the earliest predecessor of modern-day ballet originated in the Italian courts of the Renaissance. Two predominant training systems are used to teach Italian ...
"Theatrical Ballet and Italian Opera" (2002) in Lorenzo Bianconi and Giorgio Pestelli (eds.). Opera on Stage. University of Chicago Press "Eighteenth-Century Italian Theatrical Ballet" (2005) in Rebecca Harris-Warwick and Bruce Alan Brown (eds.). The Grotesque Dancer on the Eighteenth~Century Stage: Gennaro Magri and His World. University of ...
Rosina Galli (dancer) (1892-1940) prima ballerina at La Scala Theatre Ballet, Chicago Ballet, as well as the première danseuse of the Metropolitan Opera House Carlotta Grisi Fabio Grossi
The etymology of the word "ballet" reflects its history. The word ballet comes from French and was borrowed into English around the 17th century. The French word in turn has its origins in Italian balletto, a diminutive of ballo (dance). Ballet ultimately traces back to Italian ballare, meaning "to dance". [2]
Rosina Galli. Rosina Galli (1892 – April 30, 1940) was an Italian ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet mistress, [1] and dance teacher. After early years in Italy, she moved to the US, where she was associated with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
Pages in category "18th-century Italian ballet dancers" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Caterina Beretta (8 December 1839 – 1 January 1911) was an Italian ballet dancer and dance teacher. She was one of the most celebrated ballet dancers of the 19th century and was famous throughout Europe, appearing in London and Italy.
Antonietta Dell'Era (10 February 1860 Milan — 22 June 1945 Berlin) was an Italian prima ballerina best known for originating the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in Tchaikovsky's ballet, The Nutcracker (1892). [1] [2]