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Francesco Gabriele Frola

Lead Principal
The company Dancers Francesco Gabriele Frola
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Birthplace
Aosta, Italy

Training
Professione Danza Parma, Italy; The School of the Hamburg Ballet, Germany; Fomento Artistico Cordobés in Mexico.

Previous company
The National Ballet of Canada

English National Ballet
Joined in 2018, promoted to Lead Principal in 2020.

Repertoire
Includes Sugar Plum Cavalier and Nutcracker Prince (role created on) in Watkin and Smith’s Nutcracker; Des Grieux in MacMillan’s Manon; Nephew/Prince in Eagling’s Nutcracker; Siegfried in Deane’s Swan Lake; Prince Guillaume/Benjamin in Wheeldon’s Cinderella; Posskohov’s Senseless Kindness; John de Bryan in Rojo’s Raymonda; Bridegroom in Ek’s The Rite of Spring; Don José in Inger’s Carmen. Also includes lead roles in Neumeier’s Nijinsky; Cranko’s Onegin; Wheeldon’s The Winter Tale; Giselle; La Sylphide; Romeo & Juliet; Don Quixote; The Sleeping Beauty.

Upcoming performances

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Aaron S. Watkin and Arielle Smith's Nutcracker © Photography by ASH
Nutcracker: Production Gallery
In Pictures: David Dawson's Four Last Songs
Aitor Arrieta as Creautre and Emily Suzuki as Marie in Creature by Akram Khan © Laurent Liotardo
In Pictures: Creature
English National Ballet in Nutcracker © Laurent Liotardo
In Pictures: Nutcracker
Emily Suzuki and Fernando Carratala Coloma in rehearsal for Mats Ek's The Rite of Spring © Photography by ASH
In Pictures: The Rite of Spring in rehearsals
Rhys Antoni Yeomans and Georgia Bould in Arielle Smith's Joly Folly as part of ENB's Reunion © Laurent Liotardo
On Stage: Reunion at Sadler's Wells
Playlist (Track 1, 2): William Forsythe's Electrifying Work | English National Ballet
Find out what it's like performing William Forsythe's playful and groovy work Playlist (Track 1, 2).
Playlist (Track 1, 2): On dancing William Forsythe's electrifying work
Raymonda: Preserving Marius Petipa's choreography | English National Ballet
Find out how Tamara Rojo is striking a balance of preserving the original choreography of Raymonda while adapting it for a new narrative.
Raymonda: Preserving Marius Petipa's Choreography
Francesco Gabriele Frola as Conrad in Le Corsaire © Laurent Liotardo
Le Corsaire Production Photography
Cinderella: Teaser | English National Ballet
A romantic moment during the photoshoot for Cinderella in-the-round with dancers Emma Hawes and Francesco Gabriele Frola.
Cinderella in-the-round: Teaser
Isaac Hernandez and Jurgita Dronina in rehearsals for Manon © Laurent Liotardo.
Manon rehearsal images
Manon: rehearsing the bedroom pas de deux | English National Ballet
Watch Alison McWhinney and Francesco Gabriele Frola rehearse the bedroom pas de deux with guest repetiteur Gary Harris.
Manon: rehearsing the bedroom pas de deux
Nutcracker, Production Gallery, November 2024