Rosella Hightower in Merry Wives of Windsor

It's difficult to find footage of Hightower who is clearly an artist of verve, personality, grace. She has a high degree of dramatic stage presence, lending to even this delicious little appetizer, humor, authenticity and authority.

By the way, this is a really wonderful opera film, with Colette Boky, Igor Gorin and Norman Foster - all great artists who are hard to find. If people are interested, I could post more clips of some of their excellent singing. Especially fascinating is Ms. Boky, who was considered the Brigitte Bardot of the opera world.

From the Ballerina Gallery:
"Rosella Hightower was born in 1920 in Ardmore, OK, USA. She studied with Dorothy Perkins in Kansas City. Danced with Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo 1938-41, American Ballet Theatre 1941-5, Massine's Ballet Russe Highlights Co. 1945-46, Original Ballet Russe 1945-46. In 1947 she joined the de Cuevas Ballet. As its prima ballerina she toured the world and was one of the most popular dancers in Europe. She had an enormous repertory, including many creations for Taras, Bournonville's La Sylphide and Sleeping Beauty. She danced the Black Swan Pas de deux with Rudolf Nureyev in his London debut in 1961.

Since 1962 she has directed the Centre de Danse Classique in Cannes which attracts dancers from all over the world and where many of her famous collegues give guest classes."
http://www.ballerinagallery.com/hightower.htm

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[roadtripkaraoke]

I have been looking all over for clips from this movie! Especially footage of Colette Boky. I'm singing "Nun eilt herbei" on my senior recital and my voice teacher is Mildred Miller, so she keeps going on about this film! If I could see whatever you have, that would be incredible. This opening sequence is wonderful.

[jkircher314]

I have been considering posting the entire performance. Mildred Miller and Colette Boky are tremendous - the whole film is wonderful.

[jkircher314]

Hello. I have the entire performance, and I will post Igor Gorin, who is wonderful in this film. Lucia Popp is also in this great little opera.

[numberonefilmfan]

R.I.P. Rosella

[jkircher314]

Thank you numberonefilmfan.

She was a great artist.

[zzindorf]

I believe she also trained with Olga Preobrajenska.

[cyndiadora]

Hi, my opera professor is Colette Boky and I wonder if I could have access to the entire video, because I did not find it on the Internet. Thank you very much, see you

soon :)

[tenormcgee]

do you have videos of Colette Boky? If so, i think you should post them. That was a gorgeous instrument!