Genesia Rosato
Genesia Rosato | |
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 Genesia Rosato as Fairy Candide in Sleeping Beauty (1994) | |
| Born | 29 September 1957 Surrey, England |
| Occupation | Ballet dancer |
Genesia Rosato (born 29 September 1957) is a retired British ballerina. She was a principal character artist with the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, where her career lasted four decades from 1976 to 2016.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Genesia Rosato was born in Surrey and is of Italian descent. She attended St Maur's Convent in Weybridge. As suggested by Worthing dance teacher Joan Watts,[3] Rosato joined Royal Ballet School in 1972 at age 15.[4]
Career
[edit]Genesia Rosato joined the Royal Ballet in 1976.[4] In 1978, she created the role of Princess Louise in Kenneth MacMillan's ballet Mayerling.[4] Her other appearances in recorded performances include fairy Candide and Carabosse in Sleeping Beauty, respectively in 1994 and 2006, and the dancing mistress in The Nutcracker in 2015.
References
[edit]- ^ "Genesia Rosato retires from The Royal Ballet — News — Royal Opera House". www.roh.org.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "Genesia Rosato and Gary Avis on her retirement from The Royal Ballet". gramilano. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ Bain, David (17 June 2016). "Genesia Rosato 2016". Ballet Association. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Genesia Rosato". roh.org.uk. Royal Opera House. Retrieved 15 February 2014.