Carla Fracci gives her benediction at the re-opening of the Carlo Felice theatre in Genoa.

ByGramilano 4 December 2010 Reading Time: 1 minute

The great Italian ballet star Carla Fracci arrived at the opening of La Traviata at the Carlo Felice theatre in Genoa.

Art and culture cannot die. We must do everything possible to help this theatre and the culture which nourishes mankind.”

This Traviata marks the reopening of Genoa’s beautiful modern theatre after closures brought about by government cut-backs and, according to some, poor management in the past.

Fabrizio Maria Carminati conducted Henning Brockhaus’s production. Norah Amsellem snag the role of Violetta Valery and her young tenor from the city itself was Francesco Meli.

via Carla Fracci benedice la Traviata del rilancio – Genova – Repubblica.it

Gramilano

Graham Spicer, aka 'Gramilano', is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman's Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the Danza in Italia column for Dancing Times magazine. Graham was the historical advisor on Codice Carla, the 2023 documentary on Italian ballerina Carla Fracci.

Graham also works as a dance photographer, and his photos have appeared in many books, theatre programmes, and magazines, including Dancing Times, Dance Spirit and Ballet2000, as well as all the major Italian newspapers.

He is a member of the Dance Section of The Critics’ Circle.