Barbara Flaminia Explained

Barbara Flaminia (1540–1586) was an Italian stage actress.^{[1] [2]} She was one of the earliest actresses known in Europe and internationally known in her time. She and Vincenza Armani were the two most famed actresses in Italy in the 1560s and were described as great rivals.^[3]

She is first mentioned in a performance in Mantova in 1562, where she was noted to have been from Rome.^[4] She was engaged in the Comedia dell'arte Hortensia, the Desiosi company and the "Compagnia del Ganassi", and she performed at the court of Alfonso Gonzaga and the Imperial court of Maximilian II. She is mentioned as performing in Vienna in 1569 and in Prague in 1570, where she was likely the first actress known by name to have performed.^[5] She was active in Paris in 1570–74 and in Spain 1574–84. Throughout her career she was incredibly popular with the public, who flocked to her performances.^[6]

At some point she married Alberto Naselli, a comedian and actor who lead a troupe under the stage name Zan Ganassa.^[7] She toured the courts of Europe as part of her husband's troupe, often under her own stage name, Hortensia.^{[8] [9]}

References

• Starší divadlo v českých zemích do konce 18. století. Osobnosti a díla, ed. A. Jakubcová, Praha: Divadelní ústav – Academia 2007
• Česká divadelní encyklopedie

Notes and References

1. Starší divadlo v českých zemích do konce 18. století. Osobnosti a díla, ed. A. Jakubcová, Praha: Divadelní ústav – Academia 2007
2. Book: Simoncini, Francesca . 2016 . Barbara Flaminia attrice e cantante tra piazza, corte e accademia: ipotesi di collaborazioni con Giorgio Vasari, Bernardo e Torquato Tasso . Barbara Flaminia attrice e cantante tra piazza, corte e accademia : Ipotesi di collaborazioni con Giorgio Vasari, Bernardo e Torquato Tasso . https://www.torrossa.com/en/resources/an/3169465 . Maestranze, artisti e apparatori per la scena dei Gonzaga (1480-1630): Atti del convegno internazionale di studi (Mantova, 26-28 febbraio 2015). - (Visioni teatrali 2283-9089; 6) . en . 304–315 . Edizioni di Pagina . 10.1400/247003.
3. Web site: Le pioniere dell'Arte: Barbara Flaminia e Vincenza Armani. . 2024-03-24 . flore.unifi.it.
4. Rodríguez Gómez . Inés . 2022 . La commedia dell'arte: teatro migrante, espectáculo e interculturalidad en Europa y España . Nuevos Itinerarios e Investigaciones en la Literatura y Cultura Italiana . en . 67–76. 10.2307/j.ctv2s0jckx.8 .
5. Brown . Pamela Allen . Fall 2016 . The Traveling Diva and Generic Innovation . Renaissance Drama . en . 44 . 2 . 249–267 . 10.1086/688691 . 0486-3739.
6. Book: Jaffe-Berg, Erith . Commedia dell' Arte and the Mediterranean: Charting Journeys and Mapping 'Others' . 2016-03-09 . Routledge . 978-1-317-16401-2 . en.
7. Book: Nicholson, Eric . Transnational Exchange in Early Modern Theater . 2016-09-17 . Routledge . 978-1-317-00696-1 . en.
8. Book: Henke, Robert . European Theatre Performance Practice, 1580-1750 . 2016-12-05 . Routledge . 978-1-351-93832-7 . en.
9. Book: Küpper . Joachim . Theatre Cultures within Globalising Empires: Looking at Early Modern England and Spain . Pawlita . Leonie . 2018-08-06 . Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG . 978-3-11-061203-5 . en.