Annetta Pelucchi

Annetta Pelucchi was a dancer with the Chicago Opera Company.

Annetta Pelucchi
Annetta Pelucchi, from a 1918 publication.
Born	Italy
Other names	Annette Pelucchi, Annetta Blanchard
Occupation	Dancer

Early life

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]

See also

• List of dancers