TV Interview | 1992
In this brief CNN television interview from 1992, Nureyev discusses the beginnings of his new career as an orchestra conductor. He cites his impetus for learning to conduct, alongside footage of him conducting the orchestra at an American Ballet Theatre rehearsal of Romeo and Juliet. The production of Romeo and Juliet was staged for a gala chaired by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who appears briefly in the video.
