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'''Antonietta Dell'Era''' (10 February 1860{{mdash}}?) was an Italian ''prima [[ballerina]]'' best known for originating the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in Tchaikovsky's ballet, ''[[The Nutcracker]]'' (1892). The St. Petersberg premiere sold out. She received five curtain calls and good reviews. [[Modest Tchaikovsky]] described her as "pudgy and unattractive". Dell'Era had a successful career at the Berlin Opera. In 1886 she moved to St. Petersberg along with the "Italian Invasion" - an influx of talented Italian dancers to Russia that included [[Pierina Legnani]], [[Enrico Cecchetti]], and [[Virginia Zucchi]].<ref>[http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/antonietta-dell-era_%28Dizionario-Biografico%29/ Treccani.it]</ref>
'''Antonietta Dell'Era''' (10 February 1860 Milan {{mdash}} 22 June 1945 Berlin) was an Italian ''prima [[ballerina]]'' best known for originating the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]]'s ballet, ''[[The Nutcracker]]'' (1892).<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Pritchard|first=Jane|date=January 2001|title=Antoinette Dell'Era : the first Sugar Plum Fairy|journal=Dancing Times|volume=3|pages= 337, 339, 341|oclc=49577215}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/youngprofessiona0000whit|title=The young professional's book of ballet|last=Whitehill, Angela, 1938-|date=1990|publisher=Princeton Book Co|others=Noble, William.|isbn=0871271478|location=Pennington, NJ|oclc=22382029|url-access=registration}}</ref>
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==Dance career==
Dell'Era was born in [[Milan]].<ref>[http://www.balletalert.com/ballets/19th%20century/Nuts/dancers.htm BalletAlert.com]</ref>
[[File:Antonietta Dell'Era Sport und Salon 1880.jpg|alt=|thumb|Antonietta Dell'Era as part of the Berlin Ballet, 1880]]
Between 1879 and 1909, Dell'Era had a successful career at the Berlin Opera,<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|title=Apollos angels: a history of ballet|last=Homans, Jennifer.|date=2011|publisher=Granta|isbn=9781862079502|location=London|oclc=696852557}}</ref> receiving praise from many critics and writers including author and poet [[Theodor Fontane]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofda00clar|title=The encyclopedia of dance & ballet|others=Clarke, Mary, 1923-2015,, Vaughan, David, 1924-2017|isbn=0399119558|location=New York|oclc=3410721|url-access=registration|year=1977}}</ref> Between 1886 and 1894, she danced in Russia, mainly in St. Petersburg, as an export of the "Italian Invasion" - an influx of talented Italian dancers to Russia that included [[Pierina Legnani]],<ref>{{Cite book|title=From Petipa to Balanchine : classical revival and the modernization of ballet|last=Scholl, Tim, 1962-|date=1994|publisher=Routledge|isbn=0415092221|location=London|oclc=28182142}}</ref> [[Enrico Cecchetti]], and [[Virginia Zucchi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.treccani.it//enciclopedia/antonietta-dell-era_(Dizionario-Biografico)|title=DELL'ERA, Antonietta in "Dizionario Biografico"|website=www.treccani.it|language=it-IT|access-date=2019-10-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711183637/http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/antonietta-dell-era_%28Dizionario-Biografico%29/|archive-date=2019-07-11|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofdancein00kass|title=History of dance : an interactive arts approach|last=Kassing, Gayle.|date=2007|publisher=Human Kinetics|isbn=9780736060356|location=Champaign, IL|oclc=70660004|url-access=registration}}</ref>

=== The Nutcracker ===
In 1892, Dell'Era created the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in [[The Nutcracker]], a new ballet conceived by mastermind choreographer [[Marius Petipa]]<ref name=":1" /> and composed by [[Pyotr Tchaikovsky]].<ref name=":2" /> The ballet premièred at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg on December 17, 1892, as a double feature alongside Tchaikovsky's last opera, ''[[Iolanta]]''; tickets to the première were sold out.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":0" /> Dell'Era reportedly received five curtain calls, but critical reception of the ballet was poor.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.liveabout.com/history-of-the-nutcracker-ballet-1006995|title=History of the Nutcracker Ballet|last=Bedinghaus|first=Treva|date=2 April 2017|website=Liveabout|access-date=24 October 2016}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Russian ballet dancer Nicolai Solyannikov was unimpressed by Dell'Era's performance: "this coarse, ungraceful dancer is much to the German taste".<ref name=":4">{{Cite book|title=The life and ballets of Lev Ivanov : choreographer of The nutcracker and Swan lake|last=Wiley, Roland John|isbn=9780191657597|location=Oxford [England]|pages=144|oclc=880878305|date = 1997-03-06}}</ref> The influence of politics and current affairs on the evolution of ballet is well-documented, and during Dell'Era‘s time as a leading ballerina in Russia, dancers were influenced by the rise of [[Expressionist dance|expressionism]] and increasing opposition to the rigidity of classic ballet;<ref name=":3" /> she had in fact received better critical reception for her role as Aurora in [[The Sleeping Beauty (ballet)|The Sleeping Beauty]].<ref name=":4" />

==Legacy==
Before her death in 1945, Dell'Era had expressed a wish that her estate should help dancers in need. The Dell'Era-Gedächtnis-Stiftung foundation was established after her death to provide dancers and their families with financial assistance towards living costs and expenses, such as medical costs, training and retraining.<ref name="stiftung">{{cite web |title=Dell'Era-Gedächtnis-Stiftung |url=https://www.staatsballett-berlin.de/en/dellera |publisher=Staatsballett Berlin |access-date=24 October 2019}}</ref>


==References==
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==Further reading==
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Latest revision as of 07:53, 10 December 2024

Antonietta Dell'Era (10 February 1860 Milan — 22 June 1945 Berlin) was an Italian prima ballerina best known for originating the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in Tchaikovsky's ballet, The Nutcracker (1892).[1][2]

Antonietta Dell'Era
Born(1860-02-10)10 February 1860
Milan, Italy
Died(1945-06-22)22 June 1945
Berlin, Germany

Dance career

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Antonietta Dell'Era as part of the Berlin Ballet, 1880

Between 1879 and 1909, Dell'Era had a successful career at the Berlin Opera,[3] receiving praise from many critics and writers including author and poet Theodor Fontane.[4] Between 1886 and 1894, she danced in Russia, mainly in St. Petersburg, as an export of the "Italian Invasion" - an influx of talented Italian dancers to Russia that included Pierina Legnani,[5] Enrico Cecchetti, and Virginia Zucchi.[6][7]

The Nutcracker

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In 1892, Dell'Era created the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, a new ballet conceived by mastermind choreographer Marius Petipa[4] and composed by Pyotr Tchaikovsky.[8] The ballet premièred at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg on December 17, 1892, as a double feature alongside Tchaikovsky's last opera, Iolanta; tickets to the première were sold out.[4][9][1] Dell'Era reportedly received five curtain calls, but critical reception of the ballet was poor.[8][1] Russian ballet dancer Nicolai Solyannikov was unimpressed by Dell'Era's performance: "this coarse, ungraceful dancer is much to the German taste".[9] The influence of politics and current affairs on the evolution of ballet is well-documented, and during Dell'Era‘s time as a leading ballerina in Russia, dancers were influenced by the rise of expressionism and increasing opposition to the rigidity of classic ballet;[3] she had in fact received better critical reception for her role as Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty.[9]

Legacy

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Before her death in 1945, Dell'Era had expressed a wish that her estate should help dancers in need. The Dell'Era-Gedächtnis-Stiftung foundation was established after her death to provide dancers and their families with financial assistance towards living costs and expenses, such as medical costs, training and retraining.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Pritchard, Jane (January 2001). "Antoinette Dell'Era : the first Sugar Plum Fairy". Dancing Times. 3: 337, 339, 341. OCLC 49577215.
  2. ^ Whitehill, Angela, 1938- (1990). The young professional's book of ballet. Noble, William. Pennington, NJ: Princeton Book Co. ISBN 0871271478. OCLC 22382029.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b Homans, Jennifer. (2011). Apollos angels: a history of ballet. London: Granta. ISBN 9781862079502. OCLC 696852557.
  4. ^ a b c The encyclopedia of dance & ballet. Clarke, Mary, 1923-2015,, Vaughan, David, 1924-2017. New York. 1977. ISBN 0399119558. OCLC 3410721.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ^ Scholl, Tim, 1962- (1994). From Petipa to Balanchine : classical revival and the modernization of ballet. London: Routledge. ISBN 0415092221. OCLC 28182142.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "DELL'ERA, Antonietta in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  7. ^ Kassing, Gayle. (2007). History of dance : an interactive arts approach. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. ISBN 9780736060356. OCLC 70660004.
  8. ^ a b Bedinghaus, Treva (2 April 2017). "History of the Nutcracker Ballet". Liveabout. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  9. ^ a b c Wiley, Roland John (1997-03-06). The life and ballets of Lev Ivanov : choreographer of The nutcracker and Swan lake. Oxford [England]. p. 144. ISBN 9780191657597. OCLC 880878305.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  10. ^ "Dell'Era-Gedächtnis-Stiftung". Staatsballett Berlin. Retrieved 24 October 2019.

Further reading

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  • Panwitz, Sebastian (2012). Antonietta Dell'Era (1861-1945). Primaballerina Berlins zur Zeit des Kaiserreichs. Berlin: Staatsballett Berlin.
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