Maria Bonfanti Collection 1867-1960

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Maria Bonfanti Collection 1867-1960

http://archives.nypl.org/dan/19660

Maria 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. This collection, a gift of granddaughter, , consists primarily of personal and business correspondence, contracts, programs, playbills and sheet music (hand-written copies, specially compiled and arranged for Miss performances). It also includes posters for performances featuring Miss ; a photo scrapbook (*MGZEB-Res, ); and a clippings scrapbook (*MGZRS-Res, ). These items span nearly all of Miss Bonfanti's active career and document her impact on American dance and American theatre. Miss Bonfanti's Gwendolyn Ruddel Bonfanti's Bonfanti Bonfanti, Maria Bonfanti, Maria

91 items (33 folders

The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

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Bonfanti, Maria, 1847-1921

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Maria 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.) ...