Angelina Vorontsova
prima ballerina of the Mikhailovsky Theatre
Honoured Artist of Russia
Angelina Vorontsova graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Choreography in the class of Natalia Arkhipova in 2009. She began studying ballet at the Voronezh State Choreographic School, where her teachers were Marina Leonkina, Nabilya Valitova and Tatyana Frolova. In 2009, she joined the Bolshoi Theatre ballet company. Principal dancer of the Bolshoi Theatre Nikolay Tsiskaridze became Angelina’s first stage partner, as well as her coach.
In 2013, Angelina Vorontsova joined the ballet company of the Mikhailovsky Theatre as prima ballerina and made her debut as Diana Mireille in the ballet “The Flames of Paris”.
Critics note the ballerina’s unique artistic abilities and excellent technique: “Beautiful jump and silent landings, magnificent stable rotation and gigantic range of movements, calmness, confidence and a lot of charm”.
In 2024, she was awarded the title of Honoured Artist of Russia.
- La SylphideThe Sylph
- Giselle, ou Les WilisGiselle
- La BayadèreNikiya
- La Fille mal gardéeLise
- The Flames of ParisJeanne, Diana Mireille, Freedom (allegoric dance)
- LaurenciaLaurencia
- CipollinoRadish
- The Sleeping BeautyPrincess Aurora
- The NutcrackerMasha
- Romeo and JulietJuliet
- Preludea:2:{s:11:
- White Darknessa:2:{s:11:
- CinderellaCinderella
- SpartacusValeria
- CoppéliaSwanhilda
- The Little Humpbacked HorseTsar Maiden
- Swan LakeOdette – Odile
- Hidalgo of La ManchaQuiteria
- Le CorsaireMedora
- Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation (2024)
- St Petersburg Government Award for Youth For Achievements in the Sphere of Theatre (2019)
- Soul of Dance prize in the category Star (2014)
- Exercise premium for the role in the ballet Paquita (2009)
- Gold medal of the Moscow International Ballet Competition (2009)
- Scholarship of the Galina Ulanova Foundation (2006, coach: N. Valitova)
- Youth Scholarship Triumph (2009)
- I prize at the Arabesque International Ballet Competition (Perm, 2008). At the competition she also received Natalia Makarova’s prize ‘Best Female Dancer of the Competiton’, Diaghilev House prize ‘Hope of Russia’, ‘Best Contemporary Piece’, diploma of the press jury
- I prize at the The Crystal Shoe Youth international Ballet Competition (Kharkov, 2007)
Upcoming performances
November
13
- ballet in three acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Odette-Odile — Angelina Vorontsova
Prince Siegfried — Nikita Tchetverikov - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
22
- ballet in two acts
- music by Maurice Jarre
- Esmeralda — Angelina Vorontsova
Quasimodo — Roman Polkovnikov
Claude Frollo — Nikita Tchetverikov
Phoebus — Danila Khamzin - Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
24
- ballet in two acts
- music by Maurice Jarre
- Esmeralda — Angelina Vorontsova
Quasimodo — Ivan Vasiliev
Claude Frollo — Nikita Tchetverikov
Phoebus — Danila Khamzin - Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
30
- ballet in three acts
- choreography by Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa, and Pyotr Gusev revised by Nikita Dolgushin
- Medora — Angelina Vorontsova
Conrad — Ivan Zaytsev
Gulnara — Valeria Zapasnikova
Ali — Nikita Tchetverikov - Conductor — Valentin Bogdanov
December
04
- ballet in three acts
- music by Sergey Prokofiev
- choreography by Rostislav Zakharov revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Cinderella — Angelina Vorontsova
Prince — Nikita Tchetverikov
Stepmother — Marfa Fedorova - Conductor — Philipp Selivanov
07
- ballet in three acts and a prologue
- music by Ludwig Minkus
- choreography by Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky
- Kitri — Angelina Vorontsova
Basil — Ivan Vasiliev - Conductor — Valentin Bogdanov
10
- ballet in two acts
- music by Maurice Jarre
- Esmeralda — Angelina Vorontsova
Quasimodo — Ivan Vasiliev
Claude Frollo — Nikita Tchetverikov
Phoebus — Danila Khamzin - Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
13
- ballet in three acts and a prologue
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- choreography by Nacho Duato
- Princess Aurora — Angelina Vorontsova
Prince Desire — Nikita Tchetverikov - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
27
- ballet in two acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- choreography by Nacho Duato
- Masha — Angelina Vorontsova
The Nutcracker/Prince — Nikita Tchetverikov - Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
29
- ballet in two acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- choreography by Nacho Duato
- Masha — Angelina Vorontsova
The Nutcracker/Prince — Nikita Tchetverikov - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
January
03
- ballet in three acts
- music by Rodion Shchedrin
- choreography by Alexander Radunsky staging by Mikhail Messerer
- Ivan — Nikita Tchetverikov
Tsar Maiden — Angelina Vorontsova
Humpbacked Horse — Anna Kuligina
Sea Princess — Irina Perren - Conductor — Philipp Selivanov
06
- ballet in two acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- choreography by Nacho Duato
- Masha — Angelina Vorontsova
The Nutcracker/Prince — Nikita Tchetverikov - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
11
- fantasy ballet in two acts
- music by Adolphe Adam
- ñhoreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa
- Giselle — Angelina Vorontsova
Count — Nikita Tchetverikov
Queen of the Wilis — Valeria Zapasnikova - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
22
- ballet in two acts
- music by Maurice Jarre
- Esmeralda — Angelina Vorontsova
Quasimodo — Ivan Vasiliev
Claude Frollo — Nikita Tchetverikov
Phoebus — Danila Khamzin
25
- ballet in three acts
- music by Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold
- choreography by Frederick Ashton
- Lise — Angelina Vorontsova
Colas — Nikita Tchetverikov
Simone — Gennady Yanin - Conductor — Valentin Bogdanov
31
- ballet in three acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Odette-Odile — Angelina Vorontsova
Prince Siegfried — Nikita Tchetverikov - Conductor — Anton Torbeev
February
05
- ballet in two acts
- music by Alexander Krein
- ñhoreography by Vakhtang Chabukiani revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Laurencia — Angelina Vorontsova
Frondoso — Ivan Vasiliev
07
- ballet in two acts
- music by Sergey Prokofiev
- ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Romeo — Nikita Tchetverikov
Juliet — Angelina Vorontsova
14
- ballet in two acts
- music by Maurice Jarre
- Esmeralda — Angelina Vorontsova
Quasimodo — Ivan Vasiliev
Claude Frollo — Nikita Tchetverikov
Phoebus — Danila Khamzin
23
- ballet in three acts and a prologue
- music by Ludwig Minkus
- choreography by Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky
- Kitri — Angelina Vorontsova
Basil — Ivan Vasiliev
27
- ballet in three acts and a prologue
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- choreography by Nacho Duato
- Princess Aurora — Angelina Vorontsova
Prince Desire — Nikita Tchetverikov