Angiolo Vestris Explained

Angiolo Maria Gasparo Vestris (19 November 1730, Florence – 10 June 1809, Paris) was a Franco-Italian ballet dancer.^[1]

The younger brother of Gaétan Vestris and Thérèse Vestris, he studied dance with Louis Dupré and became a soloist of the Opéra de Paris in 1753. He then danced at Stuttgart under the direction of Noverre (also marrying Rose Gourgaud, daughter of the comic-actor Dugazon, in the town in 1766) before returning to Paris in 1767, where he was taken on as an actor at the Comédie-Italienne.

Notes and References

1. Book: Highfill, P.H. . Burnim . K.A. . Langhans . E.A. . A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers & Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800 . Southern Illinois University Press . A Biographical Dictionary of Actors and Actresses, 1660-1800 Series . vb. 15 . 1993 . 978-0-8093-1802-5 . 2 November 2024 . 149.