A service was held simultaneously in St. Petersburg, Russia, by fans and dancers who had worked with Nureyev before his defection from the Soviet Union in The burial followed a minute, multilingual homage at the Paris Opera, where hundreds of fans pressed against police barriers outside. About 1, friends and admirers attended the tribute, which combined literary readings in five languages with music by Bach, Tchaikovsky and Mahler.
Intimates stood at the bottom of the staircase, below the casket flanked by floral arrangements. I would definitely recommend a visit though as the cemetery is lovely, and Nureyev's grave is a work of art - he collected carpets hence the mosaic carpet tombstone. Thank you so much for posting this, Don Q Fan, including the wonderful photos.
What an amazing tomb and it's so moving to see it. I can't believe it's 25 years ago that he died. Thank you for this account and the photos. It is a visit I have been meaning to do and your post has urged me on. Another evocative place for balletomanes to visit is the grave of Diaghilev on the island of San Michele, Venice. Stravinsky's grave is nearby. It is comparatively easy to get to and quite lovely. It is overrun with cats, like San Michele in Venice. Marie Duplessis is also there.
However, it was not the first resting place for Nijinsky. When he died in London, the funeral service was at St. Three years later Lifar arranged his reburial at Montmartre cemetery, close to Antoine Vestris. When I visited his grave in I was driven to the Russian cemetery by a diplomat friend and we got lost. Realizing he'd gone too far along the motorway he did a U-turn across the centre reservation.
Diplomatic immunity, don't you just love it? Fascinating replies! Yes Venice is another I wish to visit for Diaghilev. That mosaic throw on Nureyev's grave is stunningly beautiful. Does anyone know anything about it, such as who the artist is, was it commissioned by anyone, how was it made, who paid for it? Just amazing! The ceremony took place on January 12, It was designed and built by set designer, Ezio Frigerio who often designed Nureyev's choreographies sets.
This mosaic memorial resembles one of the oriental kilim rugs that Nureyev loved so much. Thank you very much for this Don Q. I remember the tomb cover was like an oriental rug but I didn't realise it was so splendid. No mistaking where he is buried! My husband and I were on a Baltic cruise and as we didn't have visas we had to take the guided trips and one of them was round 3 cathedrals and the cemetery was next to one of them. I asked if my husband and I could go and look and reluctantly he agreed.
But it was very rushed as everyone on the coach was waiting and of course all the inscriptions was in Cyrillic! We were just giving up when I saw Marius Petipa written in English! So was able to take a quick picture and dash back to the coach. Thank you very much for posting your photos, the detailed description of how to get there I will do, when next in Paris , and also sharing your personal moments there.
Many many thanks for the pics and info Don Q Ive only ever visited Chopins grave in Pere Lachaise in Paris but only to discover that his heart had been removed and is in a church in Warsaw. I had already been to Warsaw to Zelazowa Wola to his birth place but didn't realise that part of him was in the church in Warsaw. This was way back in the 70's before the Internet age of being able to find out information so quickly! Notify me of new posts via email.
Skip to content Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev was a Soviet-born ballet dancer and choreographer who would become world-famous and regarded as the best in the world during his lifetime. Nureyev in by Allan Warren. Nureyev by Warhol. Image via Orsoni. Construction images via Orsoni Venezia Image via Orsoni Venezia Share this: Twitter Facebook. Like this: Like Loading Published by Kate Cherrell.
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