Annetta Pelucchi

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Born
Italy
OthernamesAnnette Pelucchi, Annetta Blanchard
OccupationDancer
Annetta Pelucchi
A white female dancer, standing with arms akimbo, wearing a dark, sleeveless dress, with a fringed scarf tied across her hips; she may have a flower in her mouth.
Annetta Pelucchi, from a 1918 publication.
Born
Italy
Other namesAnnette Pelucchi, Annetta Blanchard
OccupationDancer

Annetta Pelucchi was a dancer with the Chicago Opera Company.

Pelucchi was born in Italy,[where?][when?] the daughter of an Italian army officer. Her mother was French.[1] She studied dance in Milan.[2]

Career

Pelucchi danced with the Opéra-Comique in Paris. She moved to the United States and became premiere danseuse with the Chicago Opera Ballet in 1917.[3][4][5] She danced in operas of the 1917–1918 season, including Les Huguenots starring Myrna Sharlow and Rosa Raisa,[6] The Jewels of the Madonna starring Giulio Crimi,[7] Azora starring Anna Fitziu,[8] Louise starring Genevieve Vix,[9] and Lakmé and La traviata, both starring Amelita Galli-Curci.[10][11]

Personal life

Pelucchi married Massachusetts legislator and writer Arthur Franklyn Blanchard in 1918.[1]

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