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Alba Arnova

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Alba Arnova
Arnova in 1955
Born
Alba Fossati

(1930-03-15)15 March 1930
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died11 March 2018(2018-03-11) (aged 87)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Ballerina
  • actress
SpouseGianni Ferrio

Alba Arnova (15 March 1930 – 11 March 2018)[1] was an Italian-Argentine ballerina[2] and actress.[3]

Life and career

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Born in Buenos Aires as Alba Fossati, daughter of two Italian emigrants, Arnova studied piano at the Conservatory and enrolled in the university at the medical faculty.[4] She became the principal classical dancer of the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and changed her surname first to Ars Nova and then to Arnova.[5] She left Argentina in 1948, for a six months stage tour, and eventually remained in Rome, where she worked first in theater as a classical dancer and as a revue and avanspettacolo soubrette. She began acting in films in 1949, though usually in minor roles.[5]

In 1956 Arnova created a controversy when she appeared on the RAI television variety show La piazzetta wearing a tight leotard that made her appear semi-nude because of the lighting effects and the black-and-white system. The show was suspended and she was subsequently fired and banned from Italian television. She subsequently chose to leave showbusiness.[6]

Arnova was married to composer and conductor Gianni Ferrio.

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Addio a Alba Arnova - News - Musical.it - Il sito italiano del musical". Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Alba Arnova Makes North American Debut". Los Angeles Times. 2 December 1948. Drama section, p. B7.
  3. ^ "Screen: 'La Gioconda'; Italian Import Is on View at Cameo". The New York Times. 13 October 1958. p. 33.
  4. ^ Miriam Mafai, Natalia Aspesi (1993). Le Donne italiane: il chi è del '900. Rizzoli, 1993. ISBN 881784229X.
  5. ^ a b Lello Garinei, Marco Giovannini. Garinei e Giovannini presentano: quarant'anni di teatro musicale all'italiana. Rizzoli, 1985.
  6. ^ Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, Enciclopedia della Televisione, Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. ISBN 881150466X.
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