Gasparo Angiolini | |
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Born | Domenico Maria Angiolo Gasparini (1731-02-09)9 February 1731 Florence, Italy |
Died | 6 February 1803(1803-02-06) (aged 71) Milan, Italy |
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation(s) | Dancer, choreographer and composer |
Spouse | Marie Thérèse Foliazzi |
Children | 2 |
He later succeeded Franz Hilverding as director of the Imperial Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1766. Both Hilverding and Angiolini are credited with bringing the pantomime ballet to Russia. Likewise, Angiolini also attempted to introduce elements of Russian culture into his own work through use of songs, folk dances, and Russian themes.
In 1772–1773 Angiolini worked in Teatro San Benedetto in Venice. In 1778 he came to Milan to direct the theatre of La Scala.
Angiolini was a choreographer interested in the dramatic possibilities of dance. He was also an early spokesman for a sense of Italian nationalism and spoke of the sad state where Germany and Russia were supporting better cultural institutions than was Italy.
His wife was a ballerina Marie Thérèse Foliazzi (1733–1792). Giacomo Casanova was in love with her and admits in his memoirs that he stole her portrait.
His son (or nephew) Pietro Angiolini was also a dancer and choreographer, his daughter Fortunata Angiolini (1776–1817) and her partner Armand Vestris have danced in Lisbon and London with great success.
And Gasparo Angiolini was a ballet teacher of Vincenzo Galeotti.
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