Cerrito, Francesca Teresa Giuseppa Raffaela
(1817–1909)> BALLERINA
Cerrito, Francesca Teresa Giuseppa Raffaela DIT Fanny (11 May 1817, Naples; 6 May 1909, Paris), ballerina, began to study dancing in early childhood and enjoyed a successful debut in her native city despite pessimistic predictions about her future career. After winning approval in Italian and Austrian theatres, she appeared on the London stage in 1840. She created the major roles in Jules Perrot ’s ballets at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Haymarket, where she met her future husband, Arthur…