Fabbri, Flora (c. 1807–c. 1857)
Fabbri, Flora (c. 1807–c. 1857)
Italian ballet dancer. Name variations: Flora Fabbri Bretin. Born c. 1807 in Florence, Italy; died c. 1857; aunt of Alessandre Fabbri (ballet dancer); m. Luigi Bretin (dancer); children: Giovanni Fabbri-Bretin (ballet dancer).
Made professional debut at Teatro la Fenice in Venice; performed throughout Italy for multiple seasons, including Teatro Apollo in Rome, Teatro Comunale in Bologna, and Teatro Comunale in Padua; danced at Paris Opéra (1845–c. 52), where she had principal roles in Zerline, ou la Corbeilles d'oranges, La Sylphide, Jerusalem and Paquita, among others; danced at London's Covent Garden (1846) in The Offspring of Flowers and at Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin in Paris (1855); retired (late 1850s).
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