 She remained at La Scala until her retirement from the company in 2013.Born in Parma, from 1978 Gelati trained at La Scala Theatre Ballet School from where, after graduating in 1986, she joined the corps at the La Scala Theatre Ballet.She performed in a wide range of classical and contemporary works, including John Cranko's "Romeo and Juliet", Rudolf Nureyev's "Cinderella", Kenneth MacMillan's "Manon", Michel Fokine's "Petrushka" and George Balanchine's "A Midsummer Night's Dream".