Carla Fracci, now in her 78th year, will be opening in Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice tomorrow, at Lecce’s Teatro Politeama Greco.
The Italian ballet icon will be appearing with the Balletto del Sud in the numerous ballet interludes during the opera. Choreography is by the company’s founder Fredy Franzutti.
I interpret a character who comes to symbolise the concept of divinity,
she told La Repubblica.
My life hasn’t been only La Scala and other wonderful theatres, but also dancing in piazze, churches and prisons. I’ve never stopped taking dance everywhere, and in so doing I have created work.
If fact, those who remember her arriving in their city for an open-air performance or one under a circus tent — dates squeezed in between performances with the American Ballet Theatre and a La Scala or filming for the cinema or tv — have paid back her investment over the years: “Starring Carla Fracci” in big letters on the posters guarantees ticket sales.… [continue reading]
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