Tribute to the Amazing Carla Fracci - Legendary Italian Ballerina

Subscribe: ‪@TheBunduBallerina‬ Carla Fracci, the legendary Italian Ballerina who inspired the ballet world, passed away recently this year, 2021. Here are ballet excerpts featuring this incredible 20th century Ballerina. Many thanks go to the uploaders of the following videos:
Nutcracker Waltz of the Flowers 1967:
• Once upon a time there...
Coppelia 1971:
• Teatro 10 (1971) Carla...
Grand Pas de Quatre 1968:
• Erik Bruhn and Carla F...
Romeo & Juliet Balcony PDD with Erik Bruhn 1966:
• Erik Bruhn and Carla F...
Les Sylphides 1969:
• Carla Fracci (4 months...
La Cachucha:
• La Cachucha - Carla Fr...
Sleeping Beauty Rose Adage:
• Sleeping Beauty, Rose ...
La Sylphide 1976:
• La Sylphide - Carla Fr...
Excelsior 1978:
• Excelsior - Paolo Bort...
The Twins 1986:
• Le Due Gemelle (The Tw...
I Vespri Siciliani with Patrick Dupond 1989:
• I Vespri Siciliani - b...
Spectre de la Rose 1998 with Roberto Bolle:
• Carla Fracci and Rober...
The Dying Swan 1987:
• Carla Fracci: "La mort...
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[@SpiceScholar]

Marvelous - what artistry... vivacious, versatile, personal, fresh, charming, full of esprit and understanding of musicality and character. There is such a lightness and transmission of feeling in her dance. She embodies fully what dancing is about - not just fancy steps and choreography - but earnest storytelling. She fully lives the emotion and expression in all her movements. Her dancing represents true soul. Outstanding. Thank you for this deeply gratifying tribute.

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you, too for your beautiful comment.

[@dancingbluecrane2813]

So well said and observed! So true word for word! Thanks for this excellent comment in which you have summarized so well what made her exceptional.

[@francescadarimini1430]

Fabulous comment

[@susangould122]

You said it so well, you captured her essence and versatility so thoroughly, I can't add more, though I was fortunate to see her onstage dozens of times starting in 1967; privileged to attend rehearsals and classes; and blessed to share a warm friendship with her. I am devastated by this loss, and will miss her as long as I live. But the many videos help. I am profoundly grateful to all who compiled this portrait of Italy's "Carla Nazionale".

[@TheBunduBallerina]

@@susangould122 Thank you! You were privileged indeed.

[@latsnojokelee6434]

The wonderful pre-Balanchine dancers. No hyper extensions in no anorexia. Still dancing in their 40s.

[@tiziana327]

you can also be "Extensive" and "expressive" at the same time, one thing does not exclude the other...

[@tiziana327]

you can also be "Extensive" and "expressive" at the same time, one thing does not exclude the other... Si può essere sia estensive che espressive, una cosa non esclude l’altra. A me un collo del piede più elastico alla Guillem non dispiace, anziché il piede rigido della Fracci. Certo espressività al massimo…

[@gigimora366]

Thats what is missing of technique in ballet nowadays, since we started to make bad choices in hypermobility and favouring high extensions instead of strength and stability just watch giselle somewhere min. 16. such amazing stability leaves so much room for real expression❤️

[@ioioioioio265]

I agree. And so in Rose. Techinque at service of music.

[@AmalteaF.]

A Godness of Ballet and a wonderful woman!!! She's a great inspiration for any Ballerina! ❤👍🌹

[@susanfreeman9500]

What an incredibly lovely smile she had. It doesn't seem stagey at all.

[@serenitypeaceandcomfort3669]

So feminine and ethereal. I prefer this style to the athletic style of ballet today.

[@roccodepalma9734]

Carla Fracci quante emozioni. Una vita di grandi emozioni generosamente regalati al pubblico di tutto il mondo . Indimenticabile Grande Carla.

[@timponnareay6634]

RIP madame Fracci 😭 thank you for inspired me

[@nordiskkatt]

She's so precise, and so elegant - and yet there's nothing contrived or stiff or unnatural about any of her movements. She just seems to genuinely float through the world, as though that's the way her body wants to move. Incredible.

[@dancingbluecrane2813]

I love how you describe her. SO well said!

[@jokerzbabe13]

To make it look easy, she truly is a phenomenal artiste.

[@tishhill9561]

How beautifully put💕

[@user-bj2nl9fq3x]

Карла и Эрик божественная дуэтная пара вечная им светлая память

[@adrianacicogna6430]

Un meraviglioso omaggio ad una superba ballerina che ha saputo con grande intelligenza traslitterare tecnica ed interpretazione attraverso la grazia del suo animo e la luminosa varietà dei sentimenti. Un grazie enorme al mio mito di sempre, a Carla, unica e irripetibile!!!

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Grazie!

[@circerojasrodriguez534]

​@@TheBunduBallerina❤gracias a ti por mostrar restos videos de esta talentosa bailarina.

[@TheBunduBallerina]

@@circerojasrodriguez534 Gracias.

[@enricatab]

La personificazione della GRAZIA e dell'ARTE! La sua nobiltà d'animo, la classe, la raffinatezza traspaiono da ogni gesto! Quando si guardava danzare Carla Fracci si veniva irradiati da una vibrazione altissima, era un vero incanto! Carla quanto ci manchi!

[@user-rs3pt5dn1j]

Как чисто и красиво танцевали в те годы, без лишних растяжек, зато с чувством и характером!

[@janaselle8063]

Они были ЖИВЫЕ на сцене. Здесь и сейчас. Живые в моменте, настоящие, прочувствывали и проживали каждое движение.

[@user-nc2mw8iq3n]

@Viktoria Kuzova а как же шпагат надежды павловой на известной фотографии?

[@user-ld7rq3by1y]

@@user-nc2mw8iq3n У Надежды Павловой кроме шпагата ещё и дар танцевать был (в отличие от современных балерин, у которых кроме шпагата ничего больше не наблюдается).

[@user-nc2mw8iq3n]

@@user-ld7rq3by1y ,шпагат это тоже часть балета,а если вы про волочкову,то она раньше неплохо танцевала,а потом,к сожалению,потеряла форму

[@user-ld7rq3by1y]

@@user-nc2mw8iq3n Конечно, это часть. Но балет - это танец, а не выступления на соревнованиях по гимнастике. Неплохо танцевала... Ну, знала движения, да...

[@user-tj6xy9fr3z]

Прекрасная, восхитительная Карла..!! Артисты балета сначала умирают для сцены, потом для публики, а потом и для своих близких... Это очень жестокое искусство. Остаётся только память, которую кто-то сбережет, спасибо Вам за это!!

[@nestordavidgonzalezrodrigu140]

Quel prodige d'équilibre! Toujours l'expression juste des émotions.

[@user-ov3py8qn2h]

Who can forget her beauty and elegance? It’s so sad to hear her passing...

[@claudiamazzarisi5513]

Quanto era bella ed elegante..!..

[@Pam3152]

Who needs words when these genius ballerinas tell the story through the movement of ballet. I feel each and everyone of them speaking to me via grace, dignity and movement. Absolute genius. The story of artistry. Breathtaking.

[@lauramigliora267]

Omaggio prezioso ad una ballerina magica. Grazie

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Grazie

[@v.britton4445]

GREAT ARTIST♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

[@gretahassock8914]

Her dancing is very personal and sentimental

[@alesssndromanzoni2920]

La nostra bella Carlina: non solo grandissima ballerina ma anche grande attrice. Carla, ti ameremo sempre❤️

[@user-ir4dt2sr2l]

Фраччи великая балерина Ее техника и пластика скрывается за танцем Она создаёт незабываемые образы Очень ж ивая Все в танце Ничего искусственного Просто танец А Жизель неповторимое искусство И это трогательное обаяние Какая прекрасная

[@ellievazquez3008]

She absolutely shined in Coppelia!

[@francescaemc2]

Thank you for these beautiful selections. When I was a girl Carla Fracci would enter the stage entrance of Teatro della Scala as I walked to school on the other side of the street; she was sweet enough to wave to me, there on Via Giuseppe Verdi. I saw her dance as often as I could afford to buy a ticket. When she was 54 years old she danced Juliet in Prokofief's Romeo and Juliet in the courtyard of the Castello Sforzesco. (a stage had been erected). Fracci, that evening was-- aside from a great artist-- fourteen years old. No adjectives to describe this performance; many people in the audience were in tears from the beauty. Again, thank you for this tribute. RIP Ballerina Assoluta

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you so much for your beautiful comment!

[@francescaemc2]

@@TheBunduBallerina Thank you!

[@sedekiman]

Beautiful, classical dancer. One of the GREATS. In the mould of Fonteyn, Ulanova, Kirkland, Chauvire, Markova.

[@user-hk2oy6eo3r]

Легенды уходят, но память об их таланте останется с нами навсегда. 💞🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀

[@user-rs3pt5dn1j]

К счастью, записи тоже

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Very true 💞

[@belle9752]

BRAVO!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏

[@ImpactofAsia]

Thank you so much for sharing this tribute. ❤️ She will be missed. Such a legendary Classical Ballet dancer.

[@TheBunduBallerina]

You're very welcome

[@pinellafranich6007]

Thanks for this hommage.

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you, too for your comment.

[@ellest1485]

What a breathtaking tribute to the great ballerina. Thank you for the videos. Carla Fracci was among the most inspiring ballerinas of the 20th century. Her Giselle was one of the best performances ever along with Galina Ulanova. Her duet with Erik Bruhn was outstanding even though she danced with many legendary male dancers. She was among those who lived and died on stage with complete understanding of her roles. She was a miracle.

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you. Yes, she was indeed a miracle.

[@rutakrugiskyte7277]

Lengva ❤ Stilinga❤ Techniška ir Ypatingai Charizmatiško Grožio Primadonna ❤Nepamirštamoji Įkvėptoji Carla❤🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@mirtacalcagno9260]

Bellissimo omaggio alla piú grande ballerina italiana .Incredibile ,bella,impeccabile.Grazie di avere l'opportunitá di rivederla in tutto il suo grandioso splendore.Riposa in pace!

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Grazie!

[@ZAHAROA1]

Ах прекрасная Карла!Как это волшебно!В мире не так уж и много таких мастеров!

[@DrEFan-pu8ju]

She was an exceptional ballerina with excellent technique and outstanding acting ability. I was lucky to see her performed in London several times in the 70s. Thank you Carla, may you rest in peace.

[@timothyk9086]

What a wonderful dancer, rest in peace. And how interesting to see the original tempo for Coppelia, such amazing technique back then in ballet.

[@MFuria-os7ln]

When I watch her Giselle , first I just smile,then I get chills in the 2 act, then I finally cry all my tears. Every single time.

[@rutakrugiskyte7277]

Ji siunčia ir spinduliuoja Gėrį ,Grožį ,Lengvumą ,Subtilią Emociją ,kuri išskiria Ją Unikalią ir Savitą iš kitų balerinų.. Šokis ir Jo Kalba Judesiuose..Gera tai matyti,kuomet nedemonstruojama technika ,o ji Yra, kad ,kalbėti Šokiu !..Ačiū Sužaveta Jos Retu Šokiu

[@antonellamoles7234]

Splendida!!!!! Frammenti memorabili! per sempre nella Storia della Danza d'Italia! 🙏💚🤍❤🙏

[@patricianstyle3500]

I knew that Carla Fracci had a good reputation in Giselle, but this video condenses her technical expressiveness and its elegance and charm. Great, thank you.

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Well said!

[@claryelle701]

Splendida piuma volata a danzare tra gli angeli... Irraggiungibile Carla!

[@saraharnold5496]

A simply stunning & beautiful dancer.

[@user-bj2nl9fq3x]

Карла Фраччи легендарная итальянская балерина красавица

[@cynthiafletcher9845]

Elegance and beauty!! Thank you for this tribute to Ms Fracci!! ❤❤❤

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you for your lovely comments, Cynthia!

[@antonialobacz5890]

Maravillosa CARLA !!👏👏👏👏

[@genevievemaurer6099]

DÉCOUVERTE MAGNIFIQUE. 💕

[@speteydog2260]

Wow ! She was gorgeous. 💕 I Remember her ... 😌 Did not realize she was born in 1936. She had a long life.

[@rlatimer10]

One of the greatest ballerinas.

[@kristinmoreno9203]

A Beautiful Tribute to the Talent and Passion of Lovely Carla Fracci🌷🌹

[@annakr998]

Она прекрасна !!!

[@karennoble4957]

Thank you so much, dear Bundu ballerina for posting this great video of this marvellous ballerina.

[@TheBunduBallerina]

It's my pleasure. Thank you for your beautiful comments.

[@lindadibenardo7791]

Exquisite prima ballerina!

[@AmalteaF.-vx3bp]

Carla Fracci was not only a Ballerina....She was Prima Ballerina of Milan Ópera Ballet ❤️ 👍🏻 🌹.and and a excellent actress.Unique, tatent, clever like nobody, musicality, feeling, gracefull, elegant, a Prima Ballerina who has inspired others Ballerinas.... like me. I will never forget her!!! She will be forever in our souls and hearts!!! Dance now in the Paradise's God, Angel. 🙏🏼😇❤️🌹🩰

[@gonefishing167]

Beautifully and poignantly done. A great salute to a great dancer . Thank you 🙏🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thanks so much 💞

[@giovanniarioli2971]

Legendary Étoiles, la più grande,vdi sempre. Grazie Carla

[@user-ir4dt2sr2l]

В музыке Шопена Фраччи полностью перевоплотилась в существо совершенно балетное Вся из света музыки. и волшебства танца

[@sherrileerothwell5516]

Thank you for this homage to a beautiful dancer. Her Dying Swan is my absolute favourite. I cry every time I see it. She was exquisite.

[@cynthiafletcher9845]

Oh yes!! Her Dying Swan is exquisite. It does bring the tears to one's eyes. ❤❤

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you so much, Sherrilee. Yes, Fracci's Dying Swan brings tears to my eyes, too - something very few other ballerinas have accomplished.

[@user-ij7dn5yt4p]

Прекрасная балерина!

[@ritascott4310]

Linda artista bailarina! Grande contribuição para o mundo!!

[@user-yt5fd9dp2x]

R.I.P Carla.... I miss you

[@elisariccitelli-singer6744]

Unica, inimitabile♥️😍

[@giovanniarioli2971]

Divina per l'eternità

[@loregarcia7865]

Absolutly in love with the pas de deux with Erick Bruhm 😍

[@phiplihigalgo4729]

Carla rest on peace. Grazie mile

[@CharlotteJ.]

Bellissima

[@elenapaolini1877]

Grazie per questo bellissimo tributo ❤alla nostra signora della danza🌹

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Grazie

[@Balletpro1]

Thank you for posting such a gorgeous video of a stunning ballerina!!!!

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you, too. She was indeed a stunning ballerina!

[@nunziamanicardi6658]

Straordinaria

[@minissa2009]

So sorry to hear she has moved on (but I imagine she is enriching the Spirit World with her talent and teaching the angels how to dance!) Thanks so much for this compilation! I saw her live as Juliet when she was in her 40s and she seemed to embody the idea that Juliet either has to be young herself or matured to the point that she can recall and recreate that youthful element.

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you for your beautiful comment!

[@hernanasami8591]

Thank you from heart for this fantastic transmission - I did not know of her passing - I met her in San Francisco with Ted Kevit and Ivan Nagy, members of the American ballet Theater. What a star Carla Fracci was. Thank you again for putting it all together, I know it was not easy for you. Grazie grazie

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you so much for your kind words.

[@lyst3083]

Wow, she has an incredible perfect timing. I think , i have never seen someone like this before. Thank you for sharing

[@TheBunduBallerina]

You're welcome 😊

[@alfijakarimova1122]

Прекрасная балерина Carla Fracci , и она настоящая ! Её прекрасный призрак видели в Большом театре у кулис!

[@jengirl2]

Wonderful tribute. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you, too for your lovely comment.

[@susannevollmer2347]

Full of and with heart! RIP

[@emiliastancheva9142]

Wonderful, amazing ballerina!

[@casteretpollux]

Had to stop after Romeo and Juliet pas de deux, simply knocked it out of the park! those little 'walking on air ' lifts! Very perfect and beautiful.

[@l.roffare7605]

Думаю, что Карла Фраччи и наша Маечка Плисецкая сейчас танцуют вместе на небесах

[@Yoda1949]

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheBunduBallerina]

You're welcome!

[@user-zl3df2qw3g]

Чудесные!!!!! Спасибо)

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Spasiba!

[@brigittabailey9439]

Exquisite - sublime & surreal🌠

[@MrQbenDanny]

BRAVISSIMO!!! TRIBUTE TO THE PRIMA BALLERINA ASSOLUTA CARLA FRACCI. 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹 I saw La Belle Epoque of FRACCI 1967/1974 with ABT. The first ballet i saw was Giselle 1967, with FRACCI and ERIK BRUHN at the OPERA HOUSE at The BROOKLYN Academy of Music in Brooklyn NEW YORK. I fell in LOVE. Her stage presence was magnetic, magical, one of the greatest and most musical ballerinas in the 20th century. BTW, B.B. That picture you posted is Alessandra FERRI. Please find one of FRACCI. GRAZIE!!!

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you very much for pointing out the error. I will correct it.

[@alanmadeira-metz1380]

@@TheBunduBallerina It's an interesting error though. Alessandra Ferri, with her expressiveness and beautiful arm work seems to me a link to Carla Fracci. I think there must have actually been a relationship between them. Maybe Alessandra studied with Carla?

[@user-ir4dt2sr2l]

Прекрасная Незабвенная Потрясающая Легенда мирового искусства Чудесная Жизель

[@marinacacciotto7109]

Grazie per la condivisione , meravigliosa ballerina r.i.p 💙

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Grazie

[@paololucasvianini6434]

Thank you for sharing those videos with the KZbin community

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Our pleasure!

[@user-rs3pt5dn1j]

Amazing Gizelle!!!

[@paulocezarpacheco111]

Carla Fracci, uma das maiores bailarinas do mundo. Sua arte e elegância emocionou plateias em todo planeta. Grande tributo. Muito obrigado. Saudações do Brasil.🌹

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Obrigado. 🌹

[@vivianpercy7580]

Amazing! Her passion and footwork are impeccable. She is light as a feather and full of expression.

[@francescadarimini1430]

My favourite in S her Juliet. I wept and wept

[@casteretpollux]

Me too.

[@margaretnoble4805]

I count myself privileged to have seen Carla Fracci dance Giselle in Melbourne, about 1976. She was partnered by Kelvin Coe, and their portrayal of love surviving death has remained a highlight for me to this day. Thank you for this beautiful tribute to a dancer who has brought joy to thousands.

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you too for your comment.

[@dancingbluecrane2813]

What flowing musicality! And such a charming personality with versatility of style! Her technique for those days was phenomenal too. A truly great ballerina! Thank you for showing her in snatches of the various roles in which she excelled! Another thoughtfully planned and historically precious compilation. Thanks Bundu Ballerina!

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you so much!

[@minissa2009]

@@TheBunduBallerina I have an ABT Giselle with her and Erik Bruhn but it's on VHS and I no longer have a way to watch it (sob). EDIT: Oh, that's my copy of Giselle you used! I recognized Bruhn and Toni Lander as Myrtha!

[@minissa2009]

She would still stick out in a crowd of great ballerinas but I wonder if today she would struggle to be noticed with company directors (Bolshoi, I'm looking in your direction) going for long arms and legs and crazy high extensions. One would hope her strength, speed, and musicality would count for something...

[@viktoriaironpride4977]

@@minissa2009 Do you mean you don't have a VCR tape player? You can get them cheaply on eBay.

[@Peter-CT]

@@minissa2009 That ABT Giselle with Fracci and Bruhn is here on KZbin: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJO8nYCke8yjacU

[@user-mw4cx4mi3j]

カルラフラッチ!優雅で美しいバレリーナ!🌹

[@lazarocedeno5270]

Divine.

[@maryrosenblatt6741]

Interesting and understandable that both Bruen and Nureyev loved dancing with her.

[@mesmoimerion]

Such a delight to see her perform. Her sparkling smile. I loved every minute of this compilation. Thank you for sharing.

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you, too for your lovely comment.

[@karennoble4957]

What a truly excellent, outstanding comment,. I cannot imagine reading the summary of this so great ballerina any better!! Thank you so much!!

[@roccodepalma9734]

Carla Fracci riposa in pace. Rimarrai sempre nei nostri cuori. Hai marchiato a fuoco tutti i personaggi da te interpretati. Sei sempre stata e rimarrai UNICA.

[@pininfarinarossa8112]

🤩 Beautiful! Stunning!

[@elizzy8754]

Thank you so much for this beautiful tribute to an utterly exceptional ballerina. Just to think that only four months ago, upon taking up his post as Director of Ballet at La Scala, Manuel Legris called upon Carla Fracci to do a long coaching session on Giselle. You can find it on KZbin in two parts: "Masterclass di baletto con Carla Fracci Teatro alla Scala". Your video tribute was bittersweet for the inclusion of the Fracci/Patrick Dupond pdd, Dupond whom we also lost so recently. Thank you again - such beauty and grace.

[@cynthiafletcher9845]

Yes, Ms Fracci and Mr. Dupond dancing together was especially touching: two great performers. ❤❤

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you for your meaningful comment.

[@hh.3860]

I enjoyed her performance in Tokyo, 1979. She had danced "Cerrito(Pas de Quatre)" and Media's title role.

[@laviniacapogna4]

Grandissima Carla ❤️

[@Marta44339]

Thank you for this loving and well done tribute.

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thanks a lot 💞