Im not sure of this is the right place to put this post (pehaps in ballet history?)

I read Mel's bio on Brinza here - http://www.balletalert.com/ballets/Petipa/...uty/Brianza.htm

I was wondering about the referance to her death being "reputedly a suicide", not to mention the fact that her date of death is not known?


Are there any biographies on her?

Nope, mostly magazine and journal articles. The deaths of more than a few personalities who were receiving pensions from places like La Scala and the Paris Opera were complicated by their heirs not reporting their deaths so that the pension checks would continue to come in.