Vincenzo Galleotti
| Vincenzo Galeotti | |
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| Born |
5 March 1733 Florence, Italy |
| Died | 16 December 1816 (aged 83) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Nationality | Italian, later Danish |
| Occupation | Ballet master, choreographer |
Vincenzo Galeotti (5 March 1733 – 16 December 1816) was an Italian-born Danish dancer, choreographer and ballet master, who was influential as the director of the Royal Danish Ballet from 1775 until his death.
Vincenzo Tomasselli was born in Florence. He studied medicine but then decided to be a dancer. He was trained by Gasparo Angiolini, just two years older then his student. In 1759 with a stage name Galeotti he entered the company of Giuseppe Forti which has performed in Venice at the Teatro San Moisè. In 1761 he became a member of a dance company of another Venice theatre, San Benedetto. In 1763 he married the principal dancer Antonia Guidi, who was trained in Stuttgart by Jean-Georges Noverre.
In 1765 at the Teatro San Benedetto he choreographed his first works. Next season he worked at the Teatro San Luca, in 1766—1767 the couple performed in Torino Opera and in 1767-1769 again in Venice, in San Benedetto. In 1769–1770 they were in London at the Haymarket Opera where Galeotti choreographed dances for Christoph Willibald Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice. In 1771—1772 they worked in Milan under direction of Jean-Georges Noverre. In 1772—1773 they went back to Venice, to the Teatro San Moisè and in 1773 moved to Genoa.
In 1775 Galeotti was called to Copenhagen assume the directorship of the Royal Danish Ballet replacing another Italian, Antonio Sacco. His wife Antonia entered the company a year later but quite soon left the stage switched for teaching. Galeotti remained in Copenhagen for the rest of his life, obtaining Danish citizenship and a lifetime directorship in 1781. Galeotti continued to perform in mime roles until 1812. In that year, very unusually for a performing artist, he was made a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog. In 1814, he was also awarded a titulary professorship.
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