Isabel Rubio Ricciolini (1792-1846), was a Brazilian operatic soprano and stage actress. She is credited with a pioneer role in introducing opera to South America. Rubio was born in Lisbon as the daughter of the Spanish Juan Antonio Rubio and Juana Rodriguez. She married the Italian opera singer

Gaetano Ricciolini Gaetano Ricciolini (27 August 1778, Florence – 9 October 1845, Rio de Janeiro) was an Italian bass-baritone and a choreographer who helped introduce opera and dance in South America. Ricciolini started his operatic career in Florence in th ...

, and became the mother of the star actress

Clara Ricciolini Clara Ricciolini (1822-1869), was a Brazilian ballet dancer and stage actress. She played a pioneer role in the introduction of ballet in South America, and has been referred to as the only ballerina in Brazil during the mid 19th-century, when she ...

. In 1817, the family emigrated to Brazil, where they were engaged at the Real Teatro de São João in Rio de Janeiro.Mariz, Vasco. A Música no Rio de Janeiro no tempo de D. João VI (Rio de Janeiro: Casa da Palavra, 2008) In 1823, she was a co-founder of the "Acadêmicos Filarmônicos", the first association which performed regular public concerts in Brazil. Between 1824 and 1829, she and her spouse where active in Buenos Aires. From 1837 until her death, she was engaged in the theater of

João Caetano João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below. Kings * ...

. Her daughter, the star dancer and actress

, was one of the star attractions of the Brazilian stage between the 1840s and 1860s.

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