Dame Margot Fonteyn DBE
(1919-1991)
woman, prima ballerina assolluta, and Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (from 1956)
Commemorated on 3 plaques
Dame Margot Fonteyn prima ballerina assolluta and Jacqueline du Pré cellist lived here
2 Rutland Garden Mews, SW7, London, United Kingdom where they lived
Dame Margot Fonteyn 1919-1991 Prima Ballerina Assoluta lived here in Flat 9
118 Long Acre, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom where they lived
Leeds Grand Theatre & Opera House. This magnificent theatre opened in 1878 its transformative renovation in 2005-2008 included the creation of the Howard Assembly Room as an inspiring performance venue. Stars who have appeared here include: Henry Irving Sarah Bernhardt, Marie Lloyd, Laurence Olivier, Julie Andrews, Margot Fonteyn, Frankie Vaughan, John Tomlinson and Josephine Barstow. In 1978 it became the home of Opera North. Architects: George Corson and James Watson.
46 New Briggate LS1 6NZ, Leeds, United Kingdom where they performed