1. Carla Fracci danced with partners including Erik Bruhn, Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov.
13 Facts About Carla Fracci
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Carla Fracci appeared with many of the leading companies of the world, and received multiple honours for her performances.
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Carla Fracci was one of six students chosen to participate in passo d'addio, a farewell performance of the graduates held after an opera performance.
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Carla Fracci entered La Scala Theatre Ballet after she graduated, and was promoted to soloist the following year.
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Carla Fracci's breakthrough came when she filled in for Violette Verdy in Rodrigues' Cinderella in 1958, which led to her promotion to principal dancer, and further to her dancing the title role in Giselle with the London Festival Ballet the following year.
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Carla Fracci performed with partners including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Roberto Bolle, Erik Bruhn, Alexander Godunov, Henning Kronstam, Gheorghe Iancu, Rudolf Nureyev, Giuseppe Picone and Vladimir Vasiliev.
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Carla Fracci appeared with leading companies of the world, including the Royal Ballet in London, the Stuttgart Ballet, the Royal Swedish Ballet in Stockholm and the American Ballet Theatre.
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Carla Fracci was instrumental in bringing ballet to the people, such as an open-air performance in Paestum, and appearing in public squares and schools.
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In 1983,2000, and 2003, Carla Fracci was awarded three prestigious honors from the Italian Government, acknowledging her achievements.
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On 16 October 2004, Carla Fracci was named Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.
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In 1964, Carla Fracci married theatre director Beppe Menegatti; the couple had a son, Francesco.
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Carla Fracci died from cancer on 27 May 2021 in Milan, at the age of 84.
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Carla Fracci's remains are entombed in a crypt at the Famedio in the Cimitero Monumentale di Milano, the first woman to be so honored.