Adela Adamova
Adela Adamova | |
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Adela Adamova in about 1951 | |
| Born | Adela Bottino 1927 (age 98–99) Turin, Piedmont, Italy |
| Occupations | Ballerina, actress, singer |
| Children | Christian Bach |
Adela Bottino (born 1927), known professionally as Adela Adamova, is an Italian-born Argentine ballet dancer, actress and singer who was the prima ballerina at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires.
Early life
Adela Bottino was born in 1927 in Turin to Armando Bottino and Friné Adamova. She was at first educated by her parents, before being taught by Michel Borovski.[1][2] She opted to use her mother's Russian surname professionally as at the time the Russians were considered to be the best dancers.[3]
Career
In 1942, she left Italy to join the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires,[1] and at first worked there as an extra.[2] She was promoted to soloist there five years later in 1947 and then again to prima ballerina the following year.[1] Adamova was also engaged at the Paris Opera, which allowed her to tour Europe.[2]
Upon the recommendation of choreographer Aurel Milloss, Adamova and fellow ballet dancer Victor Ferrari were hired by the La Scala opera house in Milan in 1950.[3] Adamova and Ferrari collaborated again in 1951 at the Teatro Colón in Hamlet where they played Ophelia and Hamlet respectively. Two years later, they performed together again in Paris in Coppélia.[4]
In November 1966, she performed in a Channel 9 television special as Lily, supported by a corps de ballet and a children's ballet.[5]
Among her other ballet roles were Les Patineurs, Apollo, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker. Adamova also recorded songs in English, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.
Personal life
Adamova was eventually naturalised as an Argentine citizen.[1][3] Her daughter, Christian Bach, was also an actress.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b c d "Adamova, Adela (1927–)". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ a b c "Adela Adamova". Diccionario de la Música (in Spanish). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ a b c Enrique Honorio Destaville (2010). Esmée Bulnes maestra incansable (in Spanish). Balletin Dance Ediciones. pp. 59–60. ISBN 9789872621001.
- ^ Chujoy, Anatoly (1949). The Dance Encyclopedia. New York: A. S. Barnes. pp. 353–354, 439–440.
- ^ "Regresos, Esta Noche: Adela Adamova y el Gran Palace del "Tango, Ambos por Canal 9. Además Habrá Niños con Rifles, Artistas de Diverso Pelaje y "El Evangelio..." en Tabarís". Diario Crónica (in Spanish). 28 November 1968. p. 19.
- ^ "Christian Bach". Zurita-Bach (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ "Christian Bach Dead: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". EntertainmentNow. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2026.