Nikolai Fadeyechev
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 Nikolai Fadeyechev and Maya Plisetskaya in Swan Lake, Milan, 1964 | |
| Born | Nikolai Borisovich Fadeyechev 27 January 1933 |
| Died | 23 June 2020 (aged 87) |
| Occupation(s) | Ballet dancer, teacher |
| Employer | Bolshoi Theatre |
| Awards | People's Artist of the USSR |
Nikolai Borisovich Fadeyechev (Russian: Николай Борисович Фадеечев, 27 January 1933 – 23 June 2020) was a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer and teacher. He was awarded People's Artist of the USSR in 1976.
Biography[edit]
Fadeyechev was born 27 January 1933 in Moscow, and was a retired dancer and a teacher and répétiteur of the Bolshoi Ballet. In 1952 he graduated from the Moscow Ballet School, where he had studied with Alexander Rudenko, and joined the Bolshoi Theatre, where he performed many principal roles. He made his international debut in London in 1956 with the ballet Giselle, dancing alongside Galina Ulanova.[1] He was a regular partner with Maya Plisetskaya,[2] Raisa Struchkova, Nina Timofeeva, Marina Kondratyeva, Natalia Bessmertnova, Ekaterina Maximova and Ludmila Semenyaka. After retiring from the stage in 1977,[3] he became one of the most important teachers and répétiteurs of the Bolshoi Theatre. His students have included Nikolay Tsiskaridze, Andrey Uvarov, Sergei Filin, Ruslan Skvortsov and Artem Ovcharenko.
Personal life[edit]
He was married to Irina Kholina, a ballerina, and had two sons: Aleksei Fadeyechev, a choreographer for the Bolshoi,[4] and Aleksandr. On June 23, 2020, Fadeyechev died of heart failure in Moscow, at 87 years of age.[2]
Repertoire[edit]
- Swan Lake: Prince Siegfried
- The Sleeping Beauty: Prince Désiré, Bluebird
- Nutcracker Suite: Prince, Mouse King
- Giselle: Albrecht
- Raimonda: Jean de Brienne, Bernard, grand pas
- Les Sylphides (called Chopiniana in the Bolshoi production): Soloist
- Romeo and Juliet: Romeo
- The Fountain of Bakhchisarai: Vatslav
- Laurencia: Frondoso, Youth
- Gayane: Armen
- The Stone Flower: Danila (first interpreter at the Bolshoi Theater), Opal
- The Firebird (L’oiseau de feu): Prince Ivan (first interpreter at the Bolshoi Theater)
- Spartacus: Harmodius (first interpreter)
- Carmen Suite: José (first interpreter)
- Anna Karenina: Karenin (first interpreter)
- Asel: Ilyas (first interpreter)
- Prelude: Soloist (first interpreter)
- Class Concert: Soloist
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Fadeyechev's page on the Bolshoi Theatre web site
- Fadeyechev partnering Galina Ulanova in "Giselle" on YouTube
- With Maya Plisetskaya in "Swan Lake" on YouTube
- Page Fadeyechev's on The Gallery of Masters of Musical Theatre
References[edit]
- ^ "Nikolai Fadeyechev obituary". The Times. July 31, 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ a b Kisselgoff, Anna (4 July 2020). "Nikolai Fadeyechev, Elegant Bolshoi Dancer, Is Dead at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "Всесоюзный принц". Kommersant (in Russian). 23 June 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ Macaulay, Alastair (18 April 2014). "At Bolshoi, the Battle for Ballet Still Rages". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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