Sulamith Messerer

Russian Ballet Legend Maya Plisetskaya Dies at 89

Published by Novinite on Sun, 05/03/2015 - 12:37

World-renowned Russian ballet dancer Maya Plisetskaya has died at the age of 89. TASS has reported.

The Russian news agency quoted Bolshoi Theater Director General Vladimir Urin as saying Plisetskaya's composer husband Rodion Shchedrin has called him to say Plisetskaya has died of a heart failure in Germany on Saturday.