Virginia Zucchi
Virginia Zucchi (10 February 1849 - 12 October 1930) was an Italian dancer. Born in Parma, her career as a ballerina spanned from 1864 to 1898.
Zucchi studied ballet under Carlo Blasis in Milan.[1] She made her debut in 1864 in Varese and danced throughout Italy, as well as in Berlin and Paris. In 1885, she went to St. Petersburg to dance for the summer at Kin Grust. Zucchi became so popular and highly regarded from these appearances that she joined The Imperial Theatre in Russia from 1885 to 1888.[2]
Notes
- ^ Kassing, Gayle (2007). History of dance: an interactive arts approach. Human Kinetics. p. 145. ISBN 9780736060356.
- ^ Guest, 120
References
- Guest, Ivor Forbes (1977). The Divine Virginia: A Biography of Virginia Zucchi. M. Dekker. p. 187. ISBN 9780824764920.