Genesia Rosato | |
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![]() Genesia Rosato as Fairy Candide in Sleeping Beauty (1994) | |
Born |
Surrey, England | 29 September 1957
Occupation | Ballet dancer |
Genesia Rosato (born 29 September 1957) is a retired British ballerina. She was a principal character artist with the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, where her career lasted four decades from 1976 to 2016. [1] [2]
Genesia Rosato was born in Surrey. She joined the Royal Ballet School in 1972 at age 15. [3]
Genesia Rosato joined the Royal Ballet in 1976. [3] In 1978, she created the role of Princess Louise in Kenneth MacMillan's ballet Mayerling. [3] Her other appearances in recorded performances include fairy Candide and Carabosse in Sleeping Beauty, respectively in 1994 and 2006, and the dancing mistress in The Nutcracker in 2015.