Les Étoiles in Rome - Marianela Nuñez, Vadim Muntagirov, Olesya Novikova, Leonid Sarafanov, Maria Alexandrova, Vladislav Lantratov, Polina Semionova, Dmitry Semionov, Tatiana Melnik, Bakhtiyar Adamzhan, Nicoletta Manni, Sergio BernalA gala is a gala is a gala… too many bonbons leaving a slightly woozy … Continue reading about Les Étoiles in Rome – Nuñez, Muntagirov, Novikova, Sarafanov, Alexandrova, Lantratov, Semionova…
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8 Prix de Lausanne 2019 Prize Winners announced – Finale Photo Album
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Prix de Lausanne 2019 – Finalists
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Photo Album: Beauty and the Beast – Birmingham Royal Ballet 2019
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Dancing Times, February edition – including Gramilano’s Danza in Italia column with La Scala’s new Nutcracker
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Antipasto to the annual Les Étoiles gala in Rome with Russian and Italian ballet stars
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Roberto Fascilla, former étoile at La Scala, dies at 82
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Daniele Gatti is appointed new Musical Director of Rome Opera
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