. ▁" C rag un ▁was ▁a ▁strik ingly ▁hand some ▁Pet ru chio , ▁by ▁turns ▁self - mock ing , ▁over b ear ing , ▁fun ny , ▁and ▁tender . ▁The ▁role ▁su ited ▁his ▁robust ly ▁mascul ine ▁and ▁char ism atic ▁stage ▁person ality ▁and ▁provided ▁a ▁first - class ▁show case ▁for ▁his ▁virt u os ity ▁and ▁partner ing ▁skills . ▁No ▁dan cer ▁has ▁equ aled ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁role ." ▁ ▁R oles ▁created ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁long ▁career , ▁C rag un ▁created ▁many ▁roles ▁in ▁the ▁bal lets ▁of ▁John ▁C ran ko ▁and ▁other ▁European ▁ch ore ograph ers . ▁Among ▁them ▁are ▁the ▁following . ▁ ▁Bal lets ▁by ▁C ran ko ▁▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁L ' Est ro ▁Ar mon ico ▁( H arm onic ▁In sp iration ), ▁music ▁by ▁Antonio ▁V ival di . ▁▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁Bou quet ▁Gar ni , ▁music ▁by ▁Gia como ▁Ross ini , ▁arranged ▁by ▁Benjamin ▁Brit ten . ▁▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁Op us ▁ 1 , ▁music ▁by ▁Anton ▁We bern ▁( Pass ac aglia ▁for ▁or chestra ). ▁▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁Con cer to ▁for ▁Fl ute ▁and ▁Har p ▁( aka ▁Moz art ▁Con cer to ), ▁music ▁by ▁W . A . ▁Moz art . ▁▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁Prés ence , ▁music ▁by ▁Ber nd ▁Alo is ▁Z imm ermann