Carla Fracci salutes her partner and friend Richard Cragun

Carla Fracci, fre­quent part­ner of the Amer­ican bal­let star Richard Cra­gun, who died yes­ter­day at 67, remem­bers the dan­cer with the words of Eng­lish poet W H Auden:

Dear Richard,

I hon­our your passing with these great words by Auden:

“The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;
Pack up the moon and dis­mantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood.
For noth­ing now can ever come to any good.”

Good­bye, with love,

Carla Fracci
Rome, Italy 

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