Zanetta Rosa Benozzi Balletti (27 June 1701, in Toulouse â€" 16
September 1758)[citation needed], known under her stage name Silvia
Balletti, was an Italian actress. She was active at the Troupe de
Regente of Luigi Riccoboni at the Comédie-Italienne in Paris
1716â€"1758. She was the star of the Italian theatre in Paris and
regarded as a superior interpreter of the plays by Pierre de Marivaux.
She mainly played the part of heroine in Commedia dell'arte, Silvia.
Casanova belonged to her admirers.Silvia Balletti was born to the
Italian actors Giuseppe Tortoriti (Pascariello), Antonio Benozzi and
Clara Mascara, who belonged to a Venetian theatre company active in
Toulouse since the banishment of the Comédie Italienne from Paris in
1697. In 1716, she belonged to the first actors engaged when the
Comedie Italienne was reestablished in Paris. Her career up to that
point is not known, but it is presumed that she must have had
experience, since she would not otherwise have been hired to take part
in the opening performance before the regent of 18 May 1716. She made
a success, and became the theater's star in heroine parts.[citation
needed]
September 1758)[citation needed], known under her stage name Silvia
Balletti, was an Italian actress. She was active at the Troupe de
Regente of Luigi Riccoboni at the Comédie-Italienne in Paris
1716â€"1758. She was the star of the Italian theatre in Paris and
regarded as a superior interpreter of the plays by Pierre de Marivaux.
She mainly played the part of heroine in Commedia dell'arte, Silvia.
Casanova belonged to her admirers.Silvia Balletti was born to the
Italian actors Giuseppe Tortoriti (Pascariello), Antonio Benozzi and
Clara Mascara, who belonged to a Venetian theatre company active in
Toulouse since the banishment of the Comédie Italienne from Paris in
1697. In 1716, she belonged to the first actors engaged when the
Comedie Italienne was reestablished in Paris. Her career up to that
point is not known, but it is presumed that she must have had
experience, since she would not otherwise have been hired to take part
in the opening performance before the regent of 18 May 1716. She made
a success, and became the theater's star in heroine parts.[citation
needed]
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