Maria Casentini

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Maria Casentini

Maria Casentini (1778–1805) was an Austrian ballet dancer.

She was engaged in Venice from 1788 to 1795 and at the Theater am Kärntnertor from 1796 to 1804 and internationally famous in her time. She is most known for her performance in Das Waldmädchen by Paul Wranitzky and Giuseppe Trafieri (1796), where she premiered the title role of the feral girl found in the forest by a Polish prince.[1]

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