Mauri, Rosita-Isabel-Lunada
(1856–1923)> BALLERINA
Mauri, Rosita-Isabel-Lunada (15 September 1856, Reus near Barcelona; 1923, Paris), ballerina, mader her debut as a dancer on Maiorca in 1866 and then took lessons from the Belgian dancer Douvine before coming to Paris to study with Mme Dominique . She returned to Barcelona to make her debut there in 1868. She became premiere danseuse at the Liceo in 1871 before moving on to La Scala in 1874. Charles Gounod was impressed by her talent, and he suggested to Halanzier at the Opéra that Mlle Mauri…