Italian President Sergio Mattarella said Fracci's "extraordinary artistic and human qualities made her one of the greatest classical dancers of our time" Joelle Goldstein is a Senior News Editor on ...

MILAN (AP) — Carla Fracci, an Italian cultural icon and former La Scala prima ballerina renowned for romantic roles alongside such greats as Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov, died Thursday at ...

Roberto Bolle has already conquered the stage as an international ballet star, and he is quickly taking over Instagram with his stunning photos. Bolle, an Italian ballet dancer, has danced with the ...

LONDON — Having traveled the world, dancer Roberto Bolle is returning to London, where he launched his career, for a one-off show at Sadler’s Wells Theatre with principal dancers from the Royal Ballet ...

This month Italian ballet dancer Petra Conti will play the title role in a special ballet performance by the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet. Culture lovers in the Turkish metropolis have the chance ...

Italian ballet dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games at the San Siro stadium in Milan on Friday. (Gabriel Bouys | AFP via Getty Images) The 2026 ...

A former schoolboy rugby player who swapped the scrum for the dance studio has landed a coveted place at a prestigious Italian ballet academy. Only 18 months after trying ballet for the first time, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MILAN (AP) — Carla Fracci, an Italian ...