Ballet star dies, at 99

Ballet star dies, at 99

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norman lebrecht

October 21, 2016

Yvette Chauviré dominated the Paris Ballet stage for 20 years after the war.

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Ten years old when she entered the Paris Opéra ballet school, she emerged as the archetype Giselle,  a role she chose as her farewell in 1972. Her death was announced by the company on Wednesday night.

Comments

  • Ron says:

    Great lady !

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