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Viviana Durante was born on 8 May, 1967 in Rome, Italy, is an Italian ballet dancer. Discover Viviana Durante's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?

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Occupation Ballet dancer
Age 56 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 8 May 1967
Birthday 8 May
Birthplace Rome, Italy
Nationality Ytaly

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Viviana Durante Height, Weight & Measurements

At 56 years old, Viviana Durante height is 1.57 m .

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Who Is Viviana Durante's Husband?

Her husband is Nigel Cliff (m. 2009)

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Husband Nigel Cliff (m. 2009)
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Viviana Durante Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Viviana Durante worth at the age of 56 years old? Viviana Durante’s income source is mostly from being a successful Ballet dancer. She is from Ytaly. We have estimated Viviana Durante's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Ballet dancer

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1967

Viviana Durante (born 8 May 1967) is an Italian ballet dancer, considered one of the great dramatic ballerinas of recent times.

She was a principal dancer of The Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Teatro alla Scala and K-Ballet.

She is the artistic director of English National Ballet School and of the Viviana Durante Company.

Durante was born in Rome and started ballet there at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma aged six.

Spotted by ballerina Galina Samsova, she joined the lower school of the Royal Ballet School at White Lodge in Richmond Park, London.

A year later, she featured in a Thames Television documentary entitled I really want to dance.

Shortly after graduating to the upper school, aged 17, she joined the Royal Ballet Company.

Two years later, she attracted national attention when she took over as Odette/Odile in mid-performance, never having been taught the role.

1990

At 21, she became the company's youngest principal dancer, and a year later, in 1990, she became the youngest artist to receive the Evening Standard Ballet Award.

At the Royal Ballet, Durante danced all the main roles in ballets by Sir Kenneth MacMillan (Manon, Romeo and Juliet, Mayerling, Different Drummer, My Brother, My Sisters, Requiem, Elite Syncopations, Gloria, The Prince of the Pagodas and Anastasia, for which she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award), Sir Frederick Ashton (Cinderella, La fille mal gardée, Rhapsody, Ondine, A Month in the Country, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphonic Variations, Les Patineurs, Birthday Offering, Scènes de ballet, Thaïs pas de deux) and from the classical repertory (Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty, La Bayadere, Don Quixote, Les Biches, Raymonda, Diana and Actaeon, Sylvia pas de deux).

She created roles in many new works including MacMillan's The Judas Tree and Winter Dreams (based on Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters); Wayne McGregor's Fleur de Peux; Ashley Page's Pursuit, Piano, Bloodlines, ...now languorous, now wild... and Cheating, Lying, Stealing; Will Tuckett's Present Histories; David Bintley's Tombeaux; and Amedeo Amodio's Cabiria.

1992

In 1992, Durante and her fellow principal Darcey Bussell were the joint subjects of a South Bank Show documentary Two Ballerinas at the Royal Ballet (UK: Two Royal Ballet Dancers), and the following year both were invited by the New York City Ballet for the Balanchine Celebration at the New York State Theater.

1995

In 1995, she appeared in the title role of a ninety-minute version of Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty, which was telecast on Great Performances by PBS during the Christmas season.

1998

In 1998, Durante made a return to the Rome stage as a guest artist in Prokovsky's production of the Tchaikovsky ballet, one of many international guest appearances.

Durante appeared on the cover of Cosmopolitan and Harpers and Queen magazines and was profiled in many publications including Vogue, Elle, and Hello.

She modelled for photographic shoots for Karl Lagerfeld and Valentino and for catwalk shows by Maison Gattinoni, and featured in commercials for Toyota.

1999

In 1999, a disagreement between Durante and The Royal Ballet, reportedly following her request for a cast change after she was dropped by a partner, blew up into a national media storm.

Durante joined American Ballet Theatre as a principal dancer for the 1999 spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

She subsequently appeared as a guest artist with major international ballet companies including La Scala Milan, Tokyo Ballet and Dresden Semperoper Ballett.

2001

After what the media called a 'dazzling 12-year career' as one of British ballet's major stars, Durante left the company in 2001 to pursue a freelance career.

2003

From 2003 to 2012, she was the leading ballerina of Japan's K-Ballet, founded by fellow Royal Ballet alumnus Tetsuya Kumakawa.

Continuing to perform the classics, she also took roles in ballets including Bintley's Cyrano de Bergerac; George Balanchine's Apollo, Ballet Imperial, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Who Cares? and Symphony in C; Rudolf Nureyev's Laurentia; Tetley's La Ronde; Uwe Scholz's The Red and the Black; Roland Petit's Coppelia, Carmen and Duke Ellington Ballet; and André Prokovsky's Anna Karenina.

Durante is a patron of The Hammond School and New English Ballet Theatre.

She is a regular juror at competitions including the Prix de Lausanne and the Beijing International Ballet Competition.

2009

Durante married the British author and journalist Nigel Cliff in June 2009.

They have a son, and live in London.

2010

In 2010, a work choreographed by Durante premiered at Dance Base, Edinburgh, and the same year she collaborated with Richard Eyre on a dance adaptation of the film Truly, Madly, Deeply.

Durante holds diplomas in dance education from the Royal Ballet School and Trinity College, London.

2016

In 2016, she returned to The Royal Ballet as a regular guest coach.

2017

In 2017, she founded Viviana Durante Company which debuted with Kenneth MacMillan: Steps Back in Time at the Barbican Centre.

2018

Durante was the consultant and wrote the foreword for the 2018 DK book Ballet: The Definitive Illustrated History.

2019

In 2019 she was appointed Director of Dance and in 2020 Artistic Director at English National Ballet School.

Critics noted Durante's combination of immaculate technique and acting ability, often describing her as a blend of Latin passion and British coolness.

Her Anastasia was widely appreciated, her Manon (with Russian dancer Irek Mukhamedov as Des Grieux, in particular) has been called the definitive interpretation, and the recording of her performance in The Sleeping Beauty has been perhaps most influential.

Critics called her 'the most dramatic of dancers', and an 'unsurpassable actress' (The Independent).

2020

In 2020 the company premiered Isadora Now at the same venue.