Alexey Popov
Alexey Popov, born in Chișinău, Moldova, completed his training at the Vaganova Ballet Academy St. Petersburg in 2010. In the same year he became a member of the Mariinsky Ballet, where he continued to be mentored by teachers such as Gennady Selyutsky and Sergei V. Vikharev and attended classes with Igor Kolb and Leonid Sarafanov, among others. In 2014 he won the 1st prize at the Yuri Grigorovich International Ballet Competition in Sochi (World Youth Ballet International Competition). In 2016, Igor Zelensky engaged him as a soloist with the Bavarian State Ballet in Munich, where he was promoted to principal dancer in 2019. In the 2021/22 season he joined the Vienna State Ballet as first soloist.
Among the outstanding roles Alexey Popov has interpreted with the Mariinsky Ballet are Prince Siegfried in »Swan Lake« and Prince Désiré in »The Sleeping Beauty« (Konstantin M. Sergeyev after Marius Petipa), the »Nutcracker« Prince in Vasili Vainonen and Kirill Simonov’s productions, James in »La Sylphide« (Elsa-Marianne von Rosen after August Bournonville), Lankedem in »Le Corsaire« (Pyotr A. Gussev) and the Rose Spirit in »Le Spectre de la rose« (Mikhail Fokine). He has also danced in works by Victor Gsovsky, Harald Lander, Benjamin Millepied, Roland Petit and Alexei Ratmansky. His roles with the Bavarian State Ballet include Albrecht in »Giselle« (Peter Wright after Marius Petipa), Colas in »La Fille mal gardée« (Frederick Ashton), Lenski in »Onegin«, Mercutio in »Romeo and Juliet«, Lucentio in »The Taming of the Shrew« (John Cranko) as well as Demetrius in »A Midsummer Night’s Dream« and Drosselmeier in »The Nutcracker« (John Neumeier). He has performed as soloist in George Balanchine’s »Symphony in C«, »Rubies« and »Diamonds« from »Jewels«. Alexey Popov also worked in Munich with Christopher Wheeldon on »Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland« and Wayne McGregor on »Kairos« and »Borderlands«.
His Viennese repertoire comprises, among others, Franz in Pierre Lacotte's »Coppélia«, Lenski in John Crankoʼs »Onegin«, Bluebird in Martin Schläpfer’s»The Sleeping Beauty«, Des Grieux in John Neumeier's »The Lady of the Camellias«,Jerome Robbinʼs »Glass Pieces«, George Balanchineʼs »Symphony in Three Movements«, »Symphony in C« and »Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet«, Alexei Ratmanskyʼs »24 Préludes«, Hans van Manenʼs »Four Schumann Pieces« and Uwe Scholzʼ »Jeunehomme«.
Performances with Alexey Popov
with Kiyoka Hashimoto, Alexey Popov, Elena Bottaro, Timoor Afshar, Alaia Rogers-Maman, Gala Jovanovic, Conductor: Robert Reimer
Dornröschen
Cast at Friday 3. January 2025
Available tickets
Friday 3. January 2025
Area 1
199 €
Area 2
159 €
Area 3
129 €
Area 4
94 €
Area 5
69 €
Area 6
47 €
Area 7
34 €
Area 8
23 €
Area 9
13 €
Standing room
with Kiyoka Hashimoto, Alexey Popov, Elena Bottaro, Timoor Afshar, Alaia Rogers-Maman, Gala Jovanovic, Conductor: Robert Reimer
Dornröschen
Cast at Sunday 5. January 2025
Available tickets
Sunday 5. January 2025
Area 1
199 €
Area 2
159 €
Area 3
129 €
Area 4
94 €
Area 5
69 €
Area 6
47 €
Area 7
34 €
Area 8
23 €
Area 9
13 €
Standing room
Shifting Symmetries
Cast at Saturday 11. January 2025
Available tickets
Saturday 11. January 2025
Area 1
165 €
Area 2
125 €
Area 3
105 €
Area 4
77 €
Area 5
60 €
Area 6
39 €
Area 7
25 €
Area 8
12 €
Area 9
12 €
Standing room
Ballettzyklus »Moderne Klassiker«
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Saison 2024/2025
Ob im Mehrteiler oder Handlungsballett – zeitgenössische Auseinandersetzungen mit der Kunstform Tanz bieten außergewöhnliche Seherfahrungen.
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9. Dezember 2024: DORNRÖSCHEN
11. Jänner 2025: SHIFTING SYMMETRIES
4. April 2025: THE MOON WEARS A WHITE SHIRT
5. Juni 2025: PATHÉTIQUE
Shifting Symmetries
Cast at Tuesday 14. January 2025
Available tickets
Tuesday 14. January 2025
Area 1
165 €
Area 2
125 €
Area 3
105 €
Area 4
77 €
Area 5
60 €
Area 6
39 €
Area 7
25 €
Area 8
12 €
Area 9
12 €
Standing room
Abo 3
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Saison 2024/2025
Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.
In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:
22. Oktober 2024: FIN DE PARTIE
14. Jänner 2025: BALLETT: SHIFTING SYMMETRIES
11. Februar 2025: IL TROVATORE
22. April 2025: ARABELLA
03. Juni 2025: CARMEN
Shifting Symmetries
Cast at Saturday 18. January 2025
Available tickets
Saturday 18. January 2025
Area 1
165 €
Area 2
125 €
Area 3
105 €
Area 4
77 €
Area 5
60 €
Area 6
39 €
Area 7
25 €
Area 8
12 €
Area 9
12 €
Standing room
Shifting Symmetries
Cast at Thursday 23. January 2025
Available tickets
Thursday 23. January 2025
Area 1
165 €
Area 2
125 €
Area 3
105 €
Area 4
77 €
Area 5
60 €
Area 6
39 €
Area 7
25 €
Area 8
12 €
Area 9
12 €
Standing room
Abo 20
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Saison 2024/2025
Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.
In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:
03. Oktober 2024: DON CARLO
28. November 2024: IL RITORNO D’ULISSE IN PATRIA
23. Jänner 2025: BALLETT: SHIFTING SYMMETRIES
17. April 2025: PARSIFAL
12. Juni 2025: DER ROSENKAVALIER