Angel Corella in ‘Swan Lake,’ His Ballet Theater Farewell
When Angel Corella first joined American Ballet Theater in 1995, his charms were impossible to deny: He was as ebullient as a puppy. His smile could melt an iceberg. And Mr. Corella, born in Madrid, could dash off pirouettes as easily as others breathe.
On Thursday night he performed with Ballet Theater for the final time, in “Swan Lake,” opposite Paloma Herrera. Their partnership has meaning: While they went on to dance with others — and in many instances, more successfully — their earliest performance together in a full-length ballet was “Don Quixote” in 1996. It sent the audience into near-hysterics; the screams still reverberate in my ears.
Angel Corella
Angel Corella is one of the finest male ballet dancers of this generation. His presence will truly be missed in the ranks of American Ballet Theater. Corella is one of the few male dancers that possesses the passion and brilliant technique that so distinguished the career of Mikhail Baryshnikov. He will be hard to replace - almost as difficult (impossible) as Misha himself.
