Abstract

This article mines newly discovered letters from a Sienese family archive to give insight into the artistic, economic, and psychological parameters that influenced the hiring of freelance ballerini to form a ballet troupe for an operatic production in Siena (Italy) in 1750, a period for which such information is scarce. By focusing on the contract negotiations and bargaining tactics between dancers and agents, the article confirms the importance of family and professional connections and reveals the ways in which dancers viewed themselves in relation to their peers by laying bare the hierarchies of the mid-eighteenth-century Tuscan professional dance environment.

摘要

本文从锡耶纳家族档案中挖掘新发现的信件，以深入了解艺术、经济和心理参数，这些参数影响了1750 年在锡耶纳（意大利）雇用自由芭蕾舞演员组建芭蕾舞团以进行歌剧制作。这样的信息是稀缺的。通过关注舞者和经纪人之间的合同谈判和讨价还价策略，文章确认了家庭和专业联系的重要性，并通过揭露 18 世纪中叶的等级制度，揭示了舞者如何看待自己与同龄人的关系托斯卡纳专业舞蹈环境。