Pierina Legnani
Pierina Legnani (1863–1930) was an Italian ballerina who introduced the 32 fouettés en tournant to the ballet world in 1893.[1][2] She was born on 30 September 1863 in Milan, Italy. From 1893 until 1901, she was Prima Ballerina Assoluta at the Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg.[3] Legnani trained at La Scala.
Pierina Legnani | |
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| File:Legnani-whitepearl.jpg Legnani in La Perle, 1896 | |
| Born | 30 September 1863 |
| Died | 15 November 1930 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Ballerina |
Legnani danced Odette/Odile in the 1895 revised version of Swan Lake. Her last performance was in Petipa's La Camargo on 28 January 1901. She retired to her villa at Lake Como.[4] She was on the examining board of La Scala Ballet School until four months before her death. She died on 15 November 1930.
Pierina Legnani Media
- Cinderella -title role -Pierina Legnani -1893.jpg
Legnani in the title role of Cinderella. St. Petersburg, 1893.
- LegnaniInCinderella.jpg
Legnani in the title of Cinderella. St. Petersburg, 1893.
Legnani as the Tsar Maiden in Petipa's revival of The Little Humpbacked Horse. St Petersburg, 1895.
- Pierina Legnani in Raymonda, act I, 1898 - "Danse du voile".JPG
Legnani in the title role of Raymonda. St. Petersburg, 1898.
- Corsaire -Pavel Gerdt as Conrad -Pierina Legnani as Medora -Alfred Bekefi as Pasha -1899.jpg
Legnani as Medora in Petipa's final revival of Le Corsaire, with Pavel Gerdt as Conrad (left) and Alfred Bekefi as the Saïd Pasha (right). St. Petersburg, 1899.
- Pierina Legnani-Camargo-1901.jpg
Legnani in the title role of La Camargo, revived by Lev Ivanov. St. Petersburg, 1901.
- Legat and Legnani Camargo.jpg
Legnani in the title role of La Camargo with Nikolai Legat as Vestris. St. Petersburg, 1901
References
- Notes
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- ↑ Mary Clarke and David Vaughan (eds). 1977. The Encyclopedia of Dance and Ballet. London: Pitmans. p. 209
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