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 Lake
- Hidalgo of La ManchaQuiteria
- Le CorsaireMedora
- Notre-Dame de ParisEsmeralda
- Don QuixoteKitri
- 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
September
06
- 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
Mare — Marfa Fyodorova - Conductor — Alexander Soloviev
09
- ballet in three acts
- music by Ludwig Minkus
- choreography by Nacho Duato after Marius Petipa
- Nikiya — Angelina Vorontsova
Solor — Nikita Tchetverikov
Gamzatti — Prisca Zeisel - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
26
- 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 — Alexander Soloviev
October
02
- ballet in three acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- сhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Odette-Odile — Angelina Vorontsova
Prince Siegfried — Nikita Tchetverikov - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
08
- ballet in three acts
- music by Ludwig Minkus
- choreography by Nacho Duato after Marius Petipa
- Nikiya — Angelina Vorontsova
Solor — Nikita Tchetverikov
Gamzatti — Prisca Zeisel
17
- ballet in three acts
- music by Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold
- choreography by Frederick Ashton
- Lise — Angelina Vorontsova
Colas — Nikita Tchetverikov
Simone — Gennady Yanin
November
21
- ballet in three acts and a prologue
- music by Ludwig Minkus
- choreography by Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky
- Kitri — Angelina Vorontsova
Basil — Ivan Vasiliev
28
- ballet in three acts
- music by Boris Asafiev
- choreography by Vasily Vaynonen revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Jeanne — Angelina Vorontsova
Philippe — Ivan Vasiliev