Alexey Popov

© Andreas Jakwerth

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

Saison 2024-25
Fri
06 Dec
19:00 — 22:00
Christopher Wheeldon
Ballett Main Stage

with Timoor Afshar, Elena Bottaro, Phoebe Liggins, Giorgio Fourés, Alexey Popov, Conductor: Johannes Witt

The Winter’s Tale

Cast at Friday 6. December 2024

Leontes, König von Sizilien

Hermione, Königin von Sizilien

Perdita, Prinzessin von Sizilien

Phoebe Liggins * *instead of Phoebe Antonia Liggins

Mamillius, Prinz von Sizilien

Tommaso Dell'Omarino

Paulina, Erste Hofdame der Königin Hermione

Antigonus, ihr Ehemann und Erster Hofmeister des König Leontes

Polixenes, König von Böhmen

Florizel, Prinz von Böhmen

Steward, Erster Hofmeister des König Polixenes

Ein Schäfervater

Clown, Sohn des Schäfers

Eine junge Schäferin

Change of cast on this date
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Friday 6. December 2024

Area 1 220 €
Area 1

220 €

Area 2 175 €
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175 €

Area 3 140 €
Area 3

140 €

Area 4 100 €
Area 4

100 €

Area 5 76 €
Area 5

76 €

Area 6 52 €
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52 €

Area 7 36 €
Area 7

36 €

Area 8 25 €
Area 8

25 €

Area 9 15 €
Area 9

15 €

Standing room
Standing room

Ö1 U27
Abo 8

Ticket information

Saison 2024/2025

Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.

In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:

08. November 2024: MADAMA BUTTERFLY
06. Dezember 2024: BALLETT: THE WINTER’S TALE
07. Februar 2025: DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
16. Mai 2025: NORMA
13. Juni 2025: IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA

Fri
03 Jan
18:30 — 22:00
Marius Petipa, Martin Schläpfer
Ballett Main Stage

with Kiyoka Hashimoto, Alexey Popov, Elena Bottaro, Timoor Afshar, Alaia Rogers-Maman, Gala Jovanovic, Conductor: Robert  Reimer

Dornröschen

Cast at Friday 3. January 2025

Die Königin

Der König

Prinzessin Aurora

Elena Bottaro * *instead of Sonia Dvořák

Prinz Désiré

Timoor Afshar * *instead of Davide Dato

La Fée des Lilas

Der Blaue Vogel

Prinzessin Florine

Die Waldfrau

Musikalische Leitung

Musik

Piotr I. Tschaikowski & Toshio Hosokawa

Choreographie

Marius Petipa

Licht & Video

Dramaturgie

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Friday 3. January 2025

Area 1 199 €
Area 1

199 €

Area 2 159 €
Area 2

159 €

Area 3 129 €
Area 3

129 €

Area 4 94 €
Area 4

94 €

Area 5 69 €
Area 5

69 €

Area 6 47 €
Area 6

47 €

Area 7 34 €
Area 7

34 €

Area 8 23 €
Area 8

23 €

Area 9 13 €
Area 9

13 €

Standing room
Standing room

Ö1 U27
Sun
05 Jan
19:00 — 22:30
Martin Schläpfer, Marius Petipa
Ballett Main Stage

with Kiyoka Hashimoto, Alexey Popov, Elena Bottaro, Timoor Afshar, Alaia Rogers-Maman, Gala Jovanovic, Conductor: Robert  Reimer

Dornröschen

Cast at Sunday 5. January 2025

Die Königin

Der König

Prinzessin Aurora

Elena Bottaro * *instead of Sonia Dvořák

Prinz Désiré

Timoor Afshar * *instead of Davide Dato

La Fée des Lilas

Der Blaue Vogel

Prinzessin Florine

Die Waldfrau

Musikalische Leitung

Musik

Piotr I. Tschaikowski & Toshio Hosokawa

Choreographie

Marius Petipa

Licht & Video

Dramaturgie

Few tickets left Change of cast on this date
Available tickets

Sunday 5. January 2025

Area 1 199 €
Area 1

199 €

Area 2 159 €
Area 2

159 €

Area 3 129 €
Area 3

129 €

Area 4 94 €
Area 4

94 €

Area 5 69 €
Area 5

69 €

Area 6 47 €
Area 6

47 €

Area 7 34 €
Area 7

34 €

Area 8 23 €
Area 8

23 €

Area 9 13 €
Area 9

13 €

Standing room
Standing room

Ö1 U27