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