Adamova, Adela (1927–)
Adamova, Adela (1927–)
Italian-born Argentine ballerina, actress and singer. Born in Turin, Italy, 1927; became an Argentine citizen; studied with Michel Borovski.
Left Italy to join the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires (1942), promoted to soloist (1947), then ballerina (1948); appeared as guest artist at the Paris Opéra, Teatro all Scala, Milan, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (1953); repertoire included Sueño de Niña, Evolucion del Movimiento, Hamlet, Les Patineurs, Apollon Musagète, Coppélia, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker and works of Margarethe Wallmann: Offenbachiana, Aubade, Saloman and La Boutique Fantasque; also recorded songs in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and English.
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