Heinel, Anne
(1753–1808)> BALLERINA
Heinel, Anne (4 October 1753, Bayreuth; 1808, Paris), ballerina, made her first appearance on the stage of the Opéra in 1768 at age 14. She was an immediate and complete success, especially for the count de Lauraguais , whose mistress she became upon the receipt of 30,000 livres for herself and 20,000 livres for her brother. The enthusiasm she inspired in audiences aroused Gaetano Vestris’s jealousy, however, and the animosity existing between the two artistes was public knowledge by 1771…