Maria Gambarelli (7 April 1900 – 4 February 1990) was an Italian-American ballerina and actress. She was born in La Spezia, but raised in the United States. Between 1938 and 1941 she was prima ballerina at the Metropolitan Opera.[4] She was considered to be the greatest dancer trained at the Metropolitan Opera ballet school.[5]

Selected filmography

Gambarelli (left) in the 1955 film Le Amiche

References

  1. ^ Delatiner, Barbara (24 April 1988). "Reflections on a Stagestruck Life". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Dunning, Jennifer (9 February 1990). "Maria Gambarelli Fenton, 89, A Metropolitan Opera Ballerina". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Cook, Joan (August 1970). "Even on Waterfront, People Like to Own Pools". The New York Times.
  4. ^ The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia p.165
  5. ^ "Maria Gambarelli | Broadway Photographs". broadway.cas.sc.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-20.

Bibliography

  • Salvatore J. LaGumina, Frank J. Cavaioli, Salvatore Primeggia & Joseph A. Varacalli. The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia. Routledge, 2003.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Gambarelli
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