Isabella Canali Andreini and the job of acting

by Barbara Tasca | Oct 30, 2022 | famous characters, music, theatre, women | 0 comments

Isabella Canali Andreini was the one who really started the profession of actress, ennobling this often discredited and opposed profession. Besides, her name, Isabella, coincides with a specific character of the Commedia dell’Arte, that of the “Innamorata” or “l’Amorosa”, such was her skill in giving depth and credibility to the characters she played on stage.