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
May
07
- ballet in two acts
- music by Alexander Krein
- сhoreography by Vakhtang Chabukiani revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Laurencia — Angelina Vorontsova
Frondoso — Ivan Zaytsev - Conductor — Alexander Soloviev
11
- 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 Fyodorova - Conductor — Alexander Soloviev
16
- ballet in three acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- сhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Odette-Odile — Angelina Vorontsova
Prince Siegfried — Nikita Tchetverikov - Conductor — Anton Torbeev
20
- ballet in three acts and a prologue
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- choreography by Nacho Duato
- Princess Aurora — Angelina Vorontsova
Prince Desire — Nikita Tchetverikov
Lilac Fairy — Marfa Fyodorova - Conductor — Anton Torbeev
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 - Conductor — Anton Torbeev
27
- Special guest — Svetlana Zakharova
Starring — Angelina Vorontsova, Ivan Vasiliev, Bakhtiyar Adamzhan, Victor Lebedev, Svetlana Moskalenko, Ivan Gyngazov, Semyon Antakov - Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
29
- ballet in three acts
- music by Ludwig Minkus
- choreography by Nacho Duato after Marius Petipa
- Nikiya — Angelina Vorontsova
Solor — Nikita Tchetverikov - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
June
03
- ballet in two acts
- music by Maurice Jarre
- Esmeralda — Angelina Vorontsova
Quasimodo — Ivan Vasiliev
Claude Frollo — Nikita Tchetverikov
Phoebus — Danila Khamzin - Conductor — Philipp Selivanov
06
- ballet in three acts
- music by Boris Asafiev
- choreography by Vasily Vaynonen revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Jeanne — Angelina Vorontsova
Philippe — Danila Khamzin
Diana Mireille — Alexandra Trofimchuk
Antoine Mistral — Victor Lebedev - Conductor — Alexander Soloviev
27
- ballet in three acts
- music by Ludwig Minkus
- choreography by Nacho Duato after Marius Petipa
- Nikiya — Angelina Vorontsova
Solor — Nikita Tchetverikov - Conductor — Anton Torbeev
July
01
- ballet in three acts and a prologue
- music by Ludwig Minkus
- choreography by Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky
- Kitri — Angelina Vorontsova
Basil — Ivan Vasiliev
02
- Starring — Ivan Gyngazov, Angelina Vorontsova, Prisca Zeisel, Anastasia Soboleva, Nikita Tchetverikov, Ernest Latypov, Victor Lebedev, Mikhail Pirogov, Sergey Kuzmin, Damir Zakirov, Olesya Petrova, Anna Dattay, Svetlana Moskalenko, Margarita Shapovalova, Semyon Antakov, Valeria Pron'ko, Ekaterina Egorova
05
- 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
09
- ballet in two acts
- music by Maurice Jarre
- Esmeralda — Angelina Vorontsova
Claude Frollo — Nikita Tchetverikov
Phoebus — Danila Khamzin
14
- ballet in three acts
- music by Ludwig Minkus
- choreography by Nacho Duato after Marius Petipa
- Nikiya — Angelina Vorontsova
Solor — Nikita Tchetverikov
19
- ballet in three acts
- music by Sergey Prokofiev
- choreography by Rostislav Zakharov revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Cinderella — Angelina Vorontsova
Prince — Nikita Tchetverikov
Stepmother — Marfa Fyodorova
25
- ballet in three acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- сhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Odette-Odile — Angelina Vorontsova
Prince Siegfried — Nikita Tchetverikov