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Alessandra Ferri OMRI (born 6 May 1963) is an Italian prima ballerina. She danced with the Royal Ballet (1980–1984), American Ballet Theatre (1985–2007) and La Scala Theatre Ballet (1992–2007) and as an international guest artist, before temporally retiring on 10 August 2007, aged 44, then returning in 2013.
Jun 27, 2024 · When Alessandra Ferri, one of the world's most celebrated dramatic ballerinas, takes the stage Friday at the Metropolitan Opera House to channel Virginia Woolf, logic dictates it will be her last ...
Jan 17, 2019 · As Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alessandra Ferri opens the Linbury Theatre at the Royal Opera House in London, her advice on aging, longevity and beauty is what every young woman needs to hear.
6 days ago · For Alessandra Ferri, who will play the dual role of Clarissa and Woolf in two shows during Woolf Works' run, the part has been with her for years, in more ways than one.
Oct 27, 2023 · On Tuesday, the Vienna State Ballet announced that Ferri, a former principal dancer with American Ballet Theater, would be its next artistic director, succeeding Martin Schläpfer when his ...
In 1980, Ferri won the prestigious Prix de Lausanne and joined the Royal Ballet that same year. In 1983, she rose to prominence when Sir Kenneth MacMillan selected the 19-year-old dancer for leading roles in his ballets Romeo and Juliet, Manon, and Mayerling.
Jun 22, 2016 · June 22, 2016. It was late April, and the ballerina Alessandra Ferri was rehearsing the balcony pas de deux from Kenneth MacMillan’s “Romeo and Juliet” with Herman Cornejo in American Ballet...
