Cerri, Cecilie (1872–1931)
Cerri, Cecilie (1872–1931)
Italian ballet dancer. Born Feb 11, 1872, in Turin, Italy; died Jan 17, 1931, in Vienna, Austria.
When young, appeared on stage at Teatro Reggio in Turin; performed in Milan and Florence, where she danced in Manzotti's Rolla; worked at Alhambra Theatre in London under Carlo Coppi, for whom she danced principal parts in his Ali Baba (1894), Barbe Bleu (1895), Titania (1895) and Beauty and the Beast (1898); performed at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, most notably in Pratesi's Bracco e Gambrinus (1904); joined Vienna's Court Opera Ballet where she danced in numerous ballets by Josef Hassreiter, then served as teacher (1907–19).
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