Aida Boni
Aida Boni (18 November 1880 – 1974) was an Italian dancer.[1] She was a ballet artist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[2][3]
Biography[edit]
Aida Boni was born in Milan, Italy on 18 November 1880. She studied dance at La Scala in Milan and made her professional debut in Florence, before moving to Paris.[1] During the 1898–1899 season, she danced at the Casino de Paris, the Opéra-Comique and the Théâtre Marigny.[1][4][5] At the same time, she was part of the cast of the Mariinsky Theatre. She made multiple tours across Europe and performed in the main theaters.[1]
From 1901 to 1906, she was engaged at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, as first half-character dancer.[1] In September 1903, she became principal dancer. During her engagement with Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, London in 1907, she returned the same year to La Scala in Milan.[6] But she later continued her performance as a principal dancer mainly at the Paris Opera, where she created numerous roles with the leading dancers including Rosita Mauri, Rita Sangalli, Carlotta Zambelli and Jeanne Chasles. She retired in 1922.[1]
She died in 1974.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Aida Boni". hankieshandkisses.com. hankieshandkisses.com. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ Garafola, Lynn (28 January 2005). Legacies of Twentieth-Century Dance. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-819-56674-4. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ Dorris, George (1987). "L'Opera and Its History" (PDF). Dance Chronicle. 10 (2): 250–255. Archived from the original (PDF) on Mar 24, 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2023 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Garafola 2005, p. 60.
- ^ Wollen, Peter (17 April 2004). Paris Manhattan: Writings on Art. London: Verso. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-859-84403-8. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ Testa, Alberto (2005). Storia della danza e del balletto. Chicago: Gremese Editore. p. 126. ISBN 978-8-884-40392-6. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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