Annetta Pelucchi

Annetta Pelucchi
Annetta Pelucchi, from a 1918 publication.
Born	Italy
Other names	Annette Pelucchi, Annetta Blanchard
Occupation	Dancer

Annetta Pelucchi was a dancer with the Chicago Opera Company.

Early life

Pelucchi was born in Italy,^{[ where? ][ when? ]} the daughter of an Italian army officer. Her mother was French. ^[1] She studied dance in Milan. ^[2]

Career

Pelucchi danced with the Opéra-Comique in Paris. She moved to the United States and became premiere danseuse with the Chicago Opera Ballet in 1917. ^{[3] [4] [5]} She danced in operas of the 1917–1918 season, including Les Huguenots starring Myrna Sharlow and Rosa Raisa, ^[6] The Jewels of the Madonna starring Giulio Crimi, ^[7] Azora starring Anna Fitziu, ^[8] Louise starring Genevieve Vix, ^[9] and Lakmé and La traviata , both starring Amelita Galli-Curci. ^{[10] [11]}

Personal life

Pelucchi married Massachusetts legislator and writer Arthur Franklyn Blanchard in 1918. ^[1]

See also

• List of dancers

References

1. "Annetta Pelucchi to Wed A. F. Blanchard". The Boston Globe. 1918-03-24. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-04-16– via Newspapers.com.
2. Thorold, W. J.; Hornblow, Arthur; Maxwell, Perriton; Beach, Stewart (January 1918). "A Remarkable Array of Operatic Artists". Theatre Magazine. 27: 41.
3. "No German Opera for Chicago this Season". The Musical Leader. 34: 299. September 27, 1917.
4. "Roster of the Chicago Opera Artists". The Opera News. 9: 2. January 23, 1918.
5. "Chicago Enthrones the American Composer". Musical America. 26: 54. October 20, 1917.
6. "The Chicago Opera Season". The Musical Leader. 34: 611. December 13, 1917.
7. "The Jewels of the Madonna". The Musical Leader. 34: 613. December 13, 1917.
8. New Amberola Graphic 37. 1981.
9. "Louise (Advertisement)". Chicago Tribune. 1917-12-11. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-04-16– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Lakme". Music News. 10: 6. January 11, 1918.
11. "Sixth Week of Opera". Music News. 9: 6. December 28, 1917.

External links

• "Chicago Opera Ballet: Ambrosini and Annetta +Pelucchi", a news photograph in the George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress.
• A photograph of Annetta Pelucchi, from a French publication, held in the Archives de la Monnaie.
• A photograph of Annetta Pelucchi in Japanese costume, held in the Archives de la Monnaie.