About Angiolo Vestris
Lived 1730 – 1809 (aged 78). Angiolo Vestris was a French and Italian actor, choreographer, dancer and stage actor.
Angiolo Maria Gasparo Vestris (19 November 1730, Florence – 10 June 1809, Paris) was a Franco-Italian ballet dancer.
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.
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Who was Angiolo Vestris?
France-Italian ballet dancer
When was Angiolo Vestris born?
Angiolo Vestris was born on 19 November 1730 in Florence.
When did Angiolo Vestris die?
Angiolo Vestris died on 10 June 1809 in Paris.
What was Angiolo Vestris's occupation?
Angiolo Vestris was an actor, choreographer, dancer and stage actor.
What nationality was Angiolo Vestris?
Angiolo Vestris was French and Italian.
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