Elena Tschernischova
Born in Leningrad in 1939, Elena Tchernichova graduated from the Waganowa Institute there, was a member of the Kirov Ballet and later choreographic assistant to Leonid Jacobson. A position as ballet mistress in Odessa followed before she took on the position of principal ballet mistress of the American Ballet Theatre in New York in 1976. In 1991 she was appointed director of the Vienna State Opera Ballet by Eberhard Waechter – a position she held until 1993. For Vienna she choreographed, among others, Don Quixote (1992) as well as Giselle (1993), an interpretation of the ballet classic that is still one of the calling cards of the Viennese repertoire today. In 2013 she published her autobiography Dancing on Water. A Life in Ballet, from the Kirov to the ABT. Elena Tchernichova died in 2015 in her hometown.
Performances with Elena Tschernischova
with Margarita Fernandes, António Casalinho, Géraud Wielick, Milda Luckuté, Conductor: Luciano Di Martino
Giselle
Cast on Friday 8. May 2026
Abo 6
Ticket information
Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.
In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:
| 10. Oktober 2025 | Fin de partie |
| 14. November 2025 | Falstaff |
| 09. Jänner 2026 | Manon |
| 08. Mai 2026 | Giselle (Ballett) |
| 29. Mai 2026 | Les Pêcheurs de perles |
| 18. September 2026 | Living Legacies |
| 20. November 2026 | Madama Butterfly |
| 08. Jänner 2027 | Die verkaufte Braut |
| 05. März 2027 | Un ballo in maschera |
| 25. Juni 2027 | I Capuleti e i Montecchi |