Elena Bottaro
Elena Bottaro was born in Noventa Vicentina (Italy). She was educated at the Scuola di Ballo del Teatro alla Scala, where she studied mainly under Bella Ratschinskaia and Paola Vismara. In 2014 she became a member of the Vienna State Ballet. She was appointed demi-soloist in 2017 and to soloist in 2019. From the 2024/25 season she was promoted to first soloist.
Her repertoire comprises the title role and Peasant Pas de deux in Elena Tschernischova’s »Giselle«, Julia in Davide Bombana’s »Roméo et Juliette«, Swanilda in Pierre Lacotte’s »Coppélia«, Princess Aurora in Martin Schläpfer’s»The Sleeping Beauty«, Marguerite Gautier and Olympia in John Neumeierʼs »Lady of the Camellias«, Hermione in Christopher Wheeldonʼs »The Winterʼs Tale«, Olga in John Cranko's »Onegin«, friend of the prince, little swan and Neapolitan dance (soloist) in Rudolf Nureyev’s »Swan Lake«, Henriette in Nureyev’s »Raymonda«, Pastorale in Nureyev’s »The Nutcracker«, Kitriʼs friend and Amor in Nureyevʼs »Don Quixote«, Lise's friend in Frederick Ashton’s »La Fille mal gardée«, Archduchess Marie Valerie in Kenneth MacMillan’s »Mayerling«, Ballerina in Jerome Robbins' »The Concert«, Odaliske in Manuel Legris’ »Le Corsaire«, Najade in Legris’ »Sylvia«, Mazurka in Michel Fokineʼs »Les Sylphides« as well as roles in Jerome Robbins' »The Four Seasons« and »Glass Pieces«, George Balanchine’s »Symphony in C«, »Theme and Variations«, »Valse Fantaisie« and »Jewels«, Daniel Proietto’s »Blanc«, Boris Eifman’s »Giselle Rouge«, Andrey Kaydanovskiy’s »Der Feuervogel«, Kenneth MacMillan’s »Concerto«, John Neumeier’s »Verklungene Feste« and »Le Pavillon d’Armide«, Edward Clug’s »Peer Gynt«, William Forsythe’s »Artifact Suite«, Alexei Ratmansky's »Pictures at an Exhibition«, Hans van Manenʼs »Four Schumann Pieces«, Heinz Spoerli's »Goldberg Variations« and in works by Martin Schläpfer such as »Die Jahreszeiten« and »Lontano«.
In 2018 she received the Promotion Prize of the Ballettclub Wiener Staatsballett.
Performances with Elena Bottaro
with Laura Fernandez Gromova, António Casalinho, Alessandro Cavallo, Rosa Pierro, Conductor: Luciano Di Martino
Giselle
Cast on Sunday 26. April 2026
Abo 24
Ticket information
Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.
In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:
| 21. September 2025 | Tannhäuser |
| 25. Jänner 2026 | Idomeneo |
| 22. Februar 2026 | Ariadne auf Naxos |
| 22. März 2026 | Le Grand Macabre |
| 26. April 2026 | Giselle (Ballett) |
| 04. Oktober 2026 | Macbeth |
| 27. Dezember 2026 | La Damnation de Faust |
| 25. April 2027 | Die tote Stadt |
| 16. Mai 2027 | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg |
| 13. Juni 2027 | Woolf Works |