Rudolph Nureyev:
The one that got away - the Leningrad State Kirov Ballet souvenir booklet for their appearance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 1961.
On 16th June 1961 as the Kirov Ballet gathered at Le Bourget Airport in Paris to fly to London - their bright young star, Nureyev, defected and stayed in Paris.
Born 17th March 1938 in Irkutsk, Russia and died 6th Jan 1993 in Levallois-Perret, France.
Rudolph Nureyev:
The one that got away - the Leningrad State Kirov Ballet souvenir booklet for their appearance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 1961.
On 16th June 1961 as the Kirov Ballet gathered at Le Bourget Airport in Paris to fly to London - their bright young star, Nureyev, defected and stayed in Paris.
Born 17th March 1938 in Irkutsk, Russia and died 6th Jan 1993 in Levallois-Perret, France.