President Sarkozy has named Verdy, the 75-year-old former star of ABT and NYCB and the first woman to serve as artistic director of the Paris Opera Ballet, a Chevalier de l’Ordre du Légion d’Honneur, the nation’s highest award.
President Sarkozy has named Verdy, the 75-year-old former star of ABT and NYCB and the first woman to serve as artistic director of the Paris Opera Ballet, a Chevalier de l’Ordre du Légion d’Honneur, the nation’s highest award.