Bonfanti, Maria, 1847-1921
Variant namesMaria Bonfanti (1847-1921), an Italian born and trained ballerina, toured the United States and Europe with great success between 1869 and 1894. She also danced as prima ballerina of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, from 1885-1886 and maintained a ballet school in New York following her retirement.
From the guide to the Maria Bonfanti Collection, 1867-1960, (The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.)
Archival Resources
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| creatorOf | Bonfanti, Maria, 1847-1921. [Clippings] | New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection | |
| referencedIn | Bonfanti, Marie. | New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection | |
| referencedIn | Kiralfy family. [Clippings] | New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection | |
| creatorOf | Bonfanti, Maria, 1847-1921. Album. | New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection | |
| referencedIn | Disdéri, André-Adolphe-Eugène, 1819-1889,. Cartes-de-visite portrait photographs of female dancers, ca. 1854-1879. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Cartes-de-visite portrait photographs of female dancers, ca. 1854-1879. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| creatorOf | Bonfanti, Maria, 1847-1921,. Autograph letters signed from Marie Bonfanti to Augustin Daly [manuscript], [1881]-1897. | Folger Shakespeare Library | |
| referencedIn | Theatrical portrait photographs and postcards, 1866-1878 and undated. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| creatorOf | Maria Bonfanti Collection, 1867-1960 | The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. | |
| referencedIn | Musical comedies. White fawn. [Programs] | New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection | |
| referencedIn | Research materials on Maria Bonfanti | The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. | |
| referencedIn | Musical comedies. Black crook [Programs] | New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection | |
| referencedIn | Ruddell, Gwendolyn, d. 1983. Research materials on Maria Bonfanti. | New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection | |
| creatorOf | Bonfanti, Maria, 1847-1921. Maria Bonfanti Collection. | New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection |
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| correspondedWith | Daly, Augustin, 1838-1899 | person |
| associatedWith | Kiralfy family. | person |
| associatedWith | Novissimo, Giovanni. | person |
| associatedWith | Ruddell, Gwendolyn, d. 1983. | person |
| associatedWith | Sangalli, Rita, 1849-1909. | person |
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Birth 1845
Death 1921
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