Margot Fonteyn first danced onstage with him on Feb. 21, 1962 at Covent Garden in a performance of "Giselle"
Rudolf Nureyev becomes guest artist with this company
... [DOC] [TLE] Rudolf Nureyev - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Feb 2, 2015 ... Their first performance together was at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 
in Giselle on February 21, 1962, when the ... Offstage, Fonteyn and Nureyev 
became lifelong friends, even after her retirement to Panama.