Ballerina, born in Moscow, Russia. She trained at the Bolshoi Ballet School (195261), joining the company upon graduation. She has figured significantly in ballets devised by her husband Yuri Grigorovich, particularly Ivan the Terrible (1975).
Natalia Igorevna Bessmertnova was the legendary Soviet prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet.
History
She was born in Moscow on July 19, 1941 and later trained in the famous Bolshoi Moscow Ballet School from 1953 to 1961.
Title roles
Giselle in Lavrosky's 1963 Giselle production Leili in Goleizovsky's Leili and Mejnun 1964 Anastasia in Grigorovich's Ivan the Terrible 1975 Valentina in Grigorovich's The Angara 1976 Juliet
in Grigorovich's new Romeo and Juliet 1979 Rita in Grigorovich's The Age of Gold by Dmitri Shostakovich in 1982 Raymonda in Grigorovich's new Raymonda production 1984
Other important roles
Phrygia in Spartacus Odette-Odile in Swan Lake Shirin in Legend of Love Kitri in Don Quixote Maria in The Fountain of Bakhchisarai The girl in Le Spectre de la Rose
Awards
Goldmedal at Varna International Ballet Competition in 1965.
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