Barbara Campanini

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Barbara Campanini, known as La Barbarina (27 September 1719 – 7 June 1799), was an Italian ballerina, one of the most important ballet dancers of the 18th century. Barbara Campanini was born in Parma. Many biographies say she was born in 1721. Recent research by Andrea Perego sourced the Parma baptismal register showing that she was actually born 27 September 1719. She became a student at Teatro Farnese under the instruction of Antonio Rinaldi Fossano, with whom she gave her debut at the Paris Opera in 1739, which became an immediate success. In 1740, she became well known for her talent not only as a dancer but also as an actress. People began to call her La Barbarina or "The Flying Goddess" because of her impeccable execution of entrechats. After a tour in London she performed in Vienna before she returned to Paris in 1743. She was noted by the young Prussian king Frederick the Great, who offered her a position at the newly erected Court Opera in Berlin, where she performed from 1744 onwards. She appeared in her first performance there on 13 May 1744.