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Royal Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet and Royal Swedish Ballet.
From 1967 she was principal guest artist of the American
Ballet Theatre. She is renowned for her interpretation
of the romantic roles. Giselle was her greatest success.
She danced it with many great partners like with Rudolf
Nureyev, Vladimir Vasiliev, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Erik
Bruhn. She was director of ballet in Naples 1990-91
and in Verona 1995-97. She is now director of Balletto
dell’Opera di Roma.
Ornella Vanoni
Ornella Vanoni, is one of the most
credited traditional pop singers of
Italy. She started her artistic career
in 1960 as a theatrical actress under
the direction of Giorgio Strehler
in his Piccolo Teatro of Milan. The
folklore and popular songs she reinvented in her recordings
of this period, especially the ones connected with
organized crime, gave her the nickname cantante della
mala (“Underworld Singer”). Owing to the songs “Senza
fi ne” and “Che cosa c’è” written for her by Gino Paoli, her
popularity rose in 1963. In 1976, Vanoni worked with Vinicius
de Moraes and Toquinho releasing the hit “La voglia,
la pazzia, l’incoscienza e l’allegria”. During the 1980s,
she released “Ricetta di donna”, “Uomini”, and “Ti lascio
una canzone” (a duet with Gino Paoli). In addition to her
singing career, Ornella Vanoni was active in other arts,
starring in stage and TV shows, movies. Today, she is still
recording and performing with great success.
Milva
Singer and actress Milva reigned for
decades among the most popular
and far-ranging performers. Born
Maria Ilva Biolcati, at 20 she beat
out more than 7,000 rivals to claim
top honors in an influential talent
showcase, and in 1960 cut her debut single, a cover
of Édith Piaf’s “Milord”. In 1961 Milva won third place at
the influential San Remo Music Festival. In 1962 Milva
headlined 15 Paris’ legendary Olympia Theatre, perform-
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ing a set of Piaf songs to rapturous reception. Soon after,
she befriended actor and director Giorgio Strehler, who
nurtured her interest in musical theater and encouraged
the expansion of her repertoire, recommending works
spanning from the Italian resistance movement to Bertolt
Brecht. She remained a remarkably eclectic and adventurous
performer in the years to follow. In 2009 Milva
received the Legion d’Honneur.
Murat Yakin
Swiss football coach, former footballer
and member of the Swiss
national football team. Through
his foundation “Murat Yakin und
Stamm”, he is actively engaged in
providing support to children and
young people in need worldwide, and he is a leading personality
in Swiss sport. During the course of his career he
has received 50 caps for the Swiss national football team.
The St. Moritz Award
The trophy for the St. Moritz Award was created by the
artist Arnaldo Pomodoro. It will be assigned every year
at the St. Moritz Award Night.