Unseen photos: Carla Fracci and Rudolf Nureyev at La Scala in the 1970s
An unpublished photograph of Carla Fracci and Rudolf Nureyev in Giselle at Milan‘s Teatro alla Scala in 1974
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.
Unseen photos: Carla Fracci and Rudolf Nureyev at La Scala in the 1970s: http://t.co/TVJNLHjj #ballet
Photos or one photo?
“Unseen photos” is the title for the series… see https://gramilano.com/2011/12/unseen-photos-carla-fracci-maya-plisetskaya-and-natalia-bessmertnova/ and https://gramilano.com/2011/12/unseen-photos-rudolf-nureyev-warming-up-at-the-macerata-festival-in-1980/
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