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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.
- 1980–2007, 2013-
- 6 May 1963 (age 60), Milan, Italy
Oct 27, 2023 · The ballerina Alessandra Ferri has had many dance lives. Now she will have another, offstage. On Tuesday, the Vienna State Ballet announced that Ferri, a former principal dancer with American...
Mar 2, 2023 · Ferri isn’t the only dancer to play the central character in Woolf Works this season, but it’s a role the choreographer made for her in 2015, and it’s wonderful to see her dance it again ...
- Lyndsey Winship
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.
- Alyson Lowe
Mar 5, 2023 · At its centre stands Alessandra Ferri, who came back to both the stage and the Royal Ballet to create the role of Virginia Woolf. Now almost 60 (and sharing the role at other...
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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.
Jan 7, 2019 · Translating to “absolute first principal ballerina,” a prima ballerina assoluta is the best of the best, a title so rare that only 11 women have held this honor since it was first recorded in the 19 th century.
