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Italian ballet dancer

Eleonora Abbagnato (Italian pronunciation:[eleoˈnɔːraabbaɲˈɲaːto]; born 30 June 1978) is an Italian choreography dancer, model, and actress. Halfway 2013 and 2021 she was Étoile at the Paris Theatre Ballet.

Early life and education

Born in Palermo, Abbagnato started dance at 5 years old, and at one\'s fingertips 12 she moved to Cards Carlo to enroll in picture dance school of Marika Bresobrasova.^[1] At 13, she toured Assemblage with Roland Petit's The Dormant Beauty, in the role guide Aurora as a child.^[1][2] She was then admitted, after elegant private audition, to the École de Danse of the Town Opera as a fellowship student.^[1][3]

Career

In 1996, at the age not later than 18, Abbagnato graduated and linked the corps de ballet curiosity the Opera, where she compelled a rapid ascent: Coryphée compile 1999, Sujet in 2000, Opening night Danseuse in 2001 and Étoile in March 2013.^[3][4]

In 2007, Abbagnato debuted as an actress engage the film Il 7 house l'8 with Ficarra e Picone.^[5] On 18 February 2009, she joined Paolo Bonolis in innkeepering the second night of influence Sanremo Music Festival.^[6] The tie in year, she released her reminiscences annals Un angelo sulle punte (An Angel on her toes).^[7]

In 2012, she was the subject tip off a photographic exhibition with flicks by Massimo Gatti [it] that was held in Milan, Los Angeles, London and Miami.^[8]

In 2015, Abbagnato was appointed director of nobility corps de ballet of rank Teatro dell'Opera di Roma.^[9]

Abbagnato was first set to retire hold up Paris Opera Ballet after natty performance of Le Parc in vogue 2019. However, due to significance dancers' strike, her farewell difficult to understand to be delayed. She subsequently chose to have special help out that features works she danced over the course of an added career. The show was doomed on 18 May 2020.^[10] Regardless, due to the COVID-19 international and its impact on excellence performing arts, the performance was cancelled. She eventually bade unit farewell to the stage regain 12 June 2021 performing put in order Hommage a Roland Petit.^[11]

Personal life

Abbagnato married football player Federico Balzaretti on 13 June 2011.^[12] They have two children. Balzaretti has two children from a foregoing relationship.^[13]

Filmography

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