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”.
2024, she was awarded the title of Honoured Artist of Russia, in 2025 – Russian National Andrei Mironov “Figaro” Award for the highest achievements in the sphere of acting.
- 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
- Prelude
- White Darkness
- CinderellaCinderella
- SpartacusValeria
- CoppéliaSwanhilda
- The Little Humpbacked HorseTsar Maiden
- Swan LakeOdette – Odile
- Hidalgo of La ManchaQuiteria
- Le CorsaireMedora
- Notre-Dame de ParisEsmeralda
- Russian National Andrei Mironov “Figaro” Award for the highest achievements in the sphere of acting (2025)
- 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
July
05
- 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
08
- Starring — Ivan Vasiliev, Sergei Leiferkus, Angelina Vorontsova, Prisca Zeisel, Anastasia Soboleva, Ernest Latypov, Victor Lebedev, Nikita Tchetverikov, Ivan Gyngazov, Boris Pinkhasovich, Olesya Petrova, Svetlana Moskalenko, Margarita Shapovalova, Sergey Kuzmin, Egor Martynenko, Semyon Antakov, Karlen Manukyan, Ekaterina Begunovich, Alexander Bezrukov, Yury Monchak, Damir Zakirov
- Conductor — Alexander Soloviev
10
- ballet in three acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- сhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Odette-Odile — Angelina Vorontsova
Prince Siegfried — Nikita Tchetverikov - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
18
- ballet in three acts
- music by Sergey Prokofiev
- choreography by Rostislav Zakharov revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Cinderella — Angelina Vorontsova
Prince — Ivan Zaytsev - Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
23
- ballet in two acts
- music by Maurice Jarre
- Esmeralda — Angelina Vorontsova
Quasimodo — Roman Polkovnikov
Claude Frollo — Nikita Tchetverikov
Phoebus — Danila Khamzin - Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
26
- ballet in three acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- сhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Odette-Odile — Angelina Vorontsova
Prince Siegfried — Nikita Tchetverikov - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
September
07
- 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
Mare — Marfa Fedorova
13
- ballet in two acts
- music by Maurice Jarre
- Esmeralda — Angelina Vorontsova
Quasimodo — Roman Polkovnikov
Claude Frollo — Nikita Tchetverikov
Phoebus — Danila Khamzin
17
- ballet in three acts and a prologue
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- choreography by Nacho Duato
- Princess Aurora — Angelina Vorontsova
Prince Desire — Nikita Tchetverikov
21
- ballet in two acts
- music by Sergey Prokofiev
- сhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Romeo — Ivan Zaytsev
Juliet — Angelina Vorontsova
27
- ballet in three acts
- music by Sergey Prokofiev
- choreography by Rostislav Zakharov revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Cinderella — Angelina Vorontsova
Prince — Ivan Zaytsev
Stepmother — Marfa Fedorova