Gala is a variety of apple that was crossed in New Zealand and released in 1960. Its parents are Kidd's Orange Red and Golden Delicious. It was taken to the USA in 1972 by Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Co. of Louisiana, Missouri. In recent years, buoyed by the success of Gala imports from New Zealand, American growers have become enthusiastic about the variety. It is a relatively early apple that has a snappy zest over a mellow sweetness. Its yellowish, juicy flesh is very firm. The original Galas retained the external colour from the Kidd's side, but some mutations found recently show a complete red colour. Galas are noted for their eating quality out of hand. Research Gala
Golden Gala is a specially selected variety of Royal Galaapple. It is in full bloom from early to middle October and fruit is harvested in mid- February. The fruit of the Golden Gala has a beautiful golden-yellow background skin colour with a slight red stripe. The flesh is cream and the texture is crisp. The apple has a unique, sweet, tangy flavour and a lovely aroma. Research Golden Gala
The Royal Gala is a variety of apple that originated in New Zealand and is a Galamutation. It is in full bloom from early to middle October and fruit is harvested in mid-February. It is covered with stripes, bright red in colour. When ripe the background skin is yellow and with its deep red stripes, the
Royal Gala has a beautiful deep orange appearance. The flesh is cream and the texture is crisp. The apple has a unique, sweet, tangy flavour and a lovely aroma. The Royal Gala is a perfect eating apple and ideal for salads, but is not particularly recommended for cooking. Research Royal Gala
Piotr Arkadievitch Stolypin was a Russian statesman. He was born in 1862 at Baden Baden and died in 1911 after being shot at a gala performance at Kiev. Educated at the university of St Petersburg he was appointed administrator of the crown estates of Kovno in 1888 and governor of Grodno in 1902, and became governor of Saratov in 1903. In 1906 he was minister of the interior and in July 1906 succeeded Goremykin as prime minister. He was assassinated in 1911. Research Piotr Stolypin
Rudolf Hametovich Nureyev was a Russian dancer and choreographer. He was born in 1938 and died in 1993. A soloist with the KirovBallet, he defected to the West during a visit to Paris in 1961. Mainly associated with the Royal Ballet (London) and as Margot Fonteyn's principal partner, he was one of the most brilliant dancers of the 1960s and 1970s. Nureyev danced in such roles as Prince Siegfried in SwanLake and Armand in Marguerite and Armand, which was created especially for Fonteyn and Nureyev. He also danced and acted in films and on television and choreographed several ballets. It was due to his enormous impact on the ballet world that the male dancer's role was elevated to the equivalent of the ballerina's. Nureyev was a Tatar. He was born near LakeBaikal, on a train journey, and grew up in Ufa in extreme poverty. A love of folk dancing and the sight of professional dancers at the town's small opera house led to lessons with Anna Udeltsova, who had been a member of the Diaghilev Ballet. At the age of 17 he entered the famous
Vaganova Institute (also known as the KirovBallet School) in St Petersburg in the class of Aleksandr Pushkin, a brilliant teacher. Just three years later he joined the KirovBallet as a soloist, dancing with Natalya Dudinskaya, its top prima ballerina, for his first engagement. In 1961 the KirovBallet was in Paris on its first important tour of the West. Nureyev was highly praised but his socializing with French friends incurred the displeasure of the Soviet officials, who told him he had to return. Sensing that he would never again be allowed to leave the Soviet Union, he slipped his escort at Le Bourget Airport and sought political asylum - and a new career. In Nov 1961 he made his London debut at a gala in aid of the Royal Academy of Dancing with Poeme Tragique, a short solo composed for him by FrederickAshton, the director of the Royal Ballet, and this led to an invitation to partner Margot Fonteyn, the academy's president, in Giselle at Covent Garden. Thus began the legendary partnership and a new lease of
artistic life for Fonteyn, who was 19 years his senior. As well as dancing in the classics of the 19th century, he created many roles in modern works, most notably with Fonteyn in Ashton's Marguerite and Armand, first performed at Covent Garden 1963. He choreographed and staged ballets for nearly all the major companies, reviving works from the Russian repertoire like The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, and Raymonda. In 1983 he was appointed director of the Ballet at the Opera in Paris, revitalized it, and gave much encouragement to young dancers. He appeared many times on television and in films, including the feature I Am a Dancer, shown first in 1972. Research Rudolph Nureyev
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