![Violetta Elvin and John Field in Swan Lake, Sadler's Wells Ballet c.1952. Violetta Elvin was described in the Times in 1986 as "the only rival ever to give Fon… Violetta Elvin and John Field in Swan Lake, Sadler's Wells Ballet c.1952. Violetta Elvin was described in the Times in 1986 as "the only rival ever to give Fon…](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/e6/a7/d4/e6a7d4c768b255e5d517551a7c220daf--sadler-fields.jpg)
Violetta Elvin and John Field in Swan Lake, Sadler's Wells Ballet c.1952. Violetta Elvin was described in the Times in 1986 as "the only rival ever to give Fon…
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Violetta Elvin, ballerina who was seen as a rival to Margot Fonteyn when she joined Covent Garden – obituary
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Deaths of three ballerinas in Italy in two consecutive days: Luciana Novaro; Violetta Elvin; Carla Fracci. — Alastair Macaulay
![The Grace Of Violetta -- Described as 'the world's most beautiful ballerina' Russian-born Violetta Elvin The Grace Of Violetta -- Described as 'the world's most beautiful ballerina' Russian-born Violetta Elvin](https://cdn.superstock.com/5513/Comp/5513-16129395.webp)