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Lucia Elizabeth Vestris (née Elizabetta Lucia Bartolozzi; 3 March 1797 – 8 August 1856) was a British actress and a contralto opera singer, appearing in works by, among others, Mozart and Rossini. While popular in her time, she was more notable as a theatre producer and manager.
Vestris, Lucia (1797–1856) English actress, singer and theatrical manager who had a great influence on the development of stagecraft, insisting on realism in scenery and furnishings and historical accuracy in costume. Name variations: Mrs. Armand Vestris; Eliza or Elizabeth Vestris; Madame Vestris; Mrs. Charles Mathews or Matthews; Lucia ...
May 21, 2018 · Lucia Elizabeth (Bartolozzi) Vestris [1] (bärtōlôt´sē vĕs´trĬs), 1797–1856, English actress and manager, the first woman to be a lessee of a theater. The daughter of a music and fencing teacher, she made an unsuccessful marriage at 16 to Armand Vestris, her ballet master.
Lucia Elizabeth Vestris. primary name: primary name: Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth. other name: other name: Mathews, Lucia Elizabeth. Details. individual; actor/entertainer; musician; British; Female. Life dates. 1797-1856. Biography. Actress and stage singer, née Bartolozzi.
Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth (Bartolozzi) bärtōlôtˈsē vĕsˈtrĭs [ key], 1797–1856, English actress and manager, the first woman to be a lessee of a theater. The daughter of a music and fencing teacher, she made an unsuccessful marriage at 16 to Armand Vestris, her ballet master.
Lucia Elizabeth Vestris (3 March 1797 – 8 August 1856) was an English actress and a contralto opera singer. Vestris was a patient of Frederick Hervey Foster Quin. She was married to fellow actor Charles James Mathews, and she was a friend of Dionysius Lardner Boucicault.
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LUCIA ELIZABETH VESTRIS (1797-1856), English actress, was born in London in January 1797, the daughter of Gaetano Stefano Bartolozzi (1757-1821) and granddaughter of Francesco Bartolozzi, the engraver. In 1813 she married Auguste Armand Vestris (see above), who deserted her four years later.
