Carla Fracci

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Carla Fracci

Fracci being interviewed at the funeral of Luciano Pavarotti
Born (1936-08-20) 20 August 1936
Milan, Italy
Occupation ballet dancer and actress

Carla Fracci (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkarla ˈfrattʃi]; born 20 August 1936 in Milan, Italy) is a ballet dancer and actress. Her career highlights include Nijinsky, Giselle (American Ballet Theatre), Complete Bell Telephone Hour Performances: Erik Bruhn 1961-1967.

Fracci studied at La Scala Theatre Ballet School starting in 1946. She graduated to La Scala Theatre Ballet in 1954, where she was promoted to soloist in 1956, and to principal in 1958. Other ballet companies she appeared with include: the London Festival Ballet (1959 & 1962), the Royal Ballet (1963), the Stuttgart Ballet (1965), and the Royal Swedish Ballet (1969). She was a principal guest artist with American Ballet Theatre from 1967.[1]

She was known for her performances in Giselle, dancing in with partners such as Rudolf Nureyev, Vladimir Vasiliev, Henning Kronstam, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Erik Bruhn.[1]

FAO ambassador

On 16 October 2004, Carla Fracci was named Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Carla Fracci". The Ballerina Gallery. Retrieved February 16, 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Meet the Goodwill Ambassadors: Carla Fracci". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved February 16, 2012. 

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