Bella, Antoinetta (b. 1863)
Bella, Antoinetta (b. 1863)
Italian ballet dancer. Born Jan 17, 1863, in Italy.
Trained with Vautier in Turin and later at Teatro alla Scala in Milan; performed in premieres of Luigi Manzotti's Sieba in Turin (1878) and Escelçior in Milan (1881); toured East Coast of US (1884), winning popularity for her Italian ballet spectacles.
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