Rudolf Nureyev’s debut at La Scala was on 9 October 1965 when, finally, the Milanese public had the opportunity to see the Russian dancer that all the newspapers were writing about. With him was Margot Fonteyn, and they danced Romeo and Juliet together.
On 16 September 1966 Nureyev and Fonteyn returned with Marguerite and Armand and several days later he danced with another regular partner, Carla Fracci, in his own production of Sleeping Beauty.