Lyudmila Lvovna Konovalova

Lyudmila Lwowna Konovalova ( Russian Людмила Львовна Коновалова ; English transcription: Liudmila Konovalova ; born October 17, 1984 in Moscow , Soviet Union ) is a Russian ballerina and prima ballerina at the Russian State Ballet , the State Opera Unter den Linden and the Vienna State Opera .

Life

Konovalova received her first dance lessons in a children's ballet school under the direction of Gennady Ledjach, a former director of the Bolshoi Theater .

In 2002 Konovalova successfully graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Choreography in the class of Elena Alexandrovna Bobrowa.

Konovalova's career in ballet began when he was employed by the Russian State Ballet under the direction of Vyacheslav Gordeev . Lyudmila danced the part of Odile in the ballet Swan Lake , which she prepared together with Vyacheslav Gordejew and the prima ballerina of the Mariinsky Theater Lubow Kunakowa. After her debut in the ballet "Swan Lake" Konovalova also got other leading roles, including Giselle (from the ballet " Giselle "), Kitri from the ballet " Don Quixote " and Clara in "The Nutcracker ". A year later, Kanovalova advanced to the troupe's prima ballerina. Lyudmila Konovalova danced in the "Russian Ballet" for five seasons.

The last and most successful role of Konovalova on the stage of the "Russian Ballet" was Aurora from " Sleeping Beauty " (2007). After the premiere, Lyudmila and her dance partner Ivan Popov were invited by Carla Fracci to take part in the production of “Sleeping Beauty” at the Rome Opera, where Fracci himself danced the role of the fairy Carabosse .

In 2004 Konovalova came third in the Russian ballet dancers and choreographers competition under the direction of Yuri Grigorowitsch , and in 2006 she received the special prize in the Serge Lifar competition in Kiev and first prize in the international ÖTR contest held in Vienna ( Austria ) took place. In 2007 the ballerina won first place in the Premio Roma international ballet competition (under the patronage of Maja Plisetskaya ) and also in 2007 in second place in the Seoul International Ballet Competition (KIBC, under the patronage of E. Maximowa).

From 2007 Konovalova performed at the Berlin State Opera under the direction of Vladimir Malachow . Konovalova had her first appearance as a solo variation of the "Fairy of Glowing Passion" in the ballet " Sleeping Beauty ", followed by solo appearances in "Cinderella" and "Princess Florine" from the ballet of the same name, solo variations and duets in the ballet "Giselle" , "Swan Lake", "Paquita", " La Bayadère ", the leading role in the ballet "The Nutcracker", the leading role in the world premiere of Pierre Lacotte " La Vivandière ", one of the leading roles in the violin concerto N 1 by Max Bruch (choreography by Clark Tipetta) and the leading role in the ballet "Scheherazade". At the end of the first season the ballerina danced with Malachow in the ballet "Sleeping Beauty" at the gala concert in Kiev and later in the same ballet and also with Malachow in Finland . After the second season Konovalova rose to become a soloist in the ballet.

In 2010 the director of the Vienna State Opera invited Manuel Legris Konowalowa to the ballet troupe of his theater as a solo dancer. In 2011 Konovalova took the position of prima ballerina. She danced the leading role in the performances "Vertiginous Trill of Exactitude" by William Forsythe, "Variations on a Theme by Haydn", "Theme and Variations" by George Balanchine , "Giselle", "Don Quixote", "Sleeping Beauty" (world premiere by Peter Wright), Swan Lake, the role of Olga in " Onegin " by John Cranko and other roles. Konovalova's teacher was the former prima ballerina of the Vienna State Opera and Nureyev's partner, Brigitte Stadler.

In 2011 Konovalova danced in Paris at the gala concert on the occasion of Maja Plisetskaya's anniversary. In 2012 Konovalova took on the leading role in the world premiere of “The Nutcracker” by Rudolf Nureyev on the stage of the Vienna State Opera. The ballet was filmed by the Austrian broadcaster ORF . Shortly thereafter, the DVD appeared with the recording of the performance.

Konovalova has performed as a prima ballerina on international tours in Europe, North and South America and Asia. She is also invited soloist in the Ballet de L'opéra national de Bordeaux, Slovenské Národné Divadlo, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and the Tokyo Ballet.

Andris Liepa , Maja Plissezkaja, and Brigitte Stadler had a major influence on Lyudmila Konovalova's work .

criticism

The Austrian ballet critics Alec Kinnear and Florian Krenstetter praise Konowalova's dance work. Kinnear describes the style of the ballerina as follows: “Konovalova is an energetic and physically strong dancer with excellent technique; despite the almost childlike face of Konovalova, her dance is full of gloomy impatience, harshness and indolence ”.

The Russian art historian Anna Galajda emphasized the “perfectionism” with which Konovalova approaches the “poetry of the [ballet] classics”.

In art

In 2013 the artist Casanova dedicated one of his works to Sorolla Konovalova. The painting is a 1.5 x 3 m canvas showing a series of Konowalowa's ballet tip prints while dancing a ballet part.

literature

• Andrei Puminov. Moscow pride on the Viennese stage. 2015
• Florian Krenstetter. A brilliant return from the Kronen Zeitung, March 4, 2014

Web links

• Official website
• An article in Vedomosti about Lyudmila Konovalova
• An article in the Kronen Zeitung

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} http://www.extra-n.ru/text/tema_nomera/leto_po_notam/
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l} http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/kuenstler/taenzerinnen/Konovalova.en.php
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} Людмила Коновалова - официальный сайт .
4. ↑ Issue 1/13 .
5. ↑ ^{a b} Archived copy ( memento of the original from December 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ↑ Reviews . December 17, 2005. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 16, 2015. 
7. ↑ Christie Taylor - review of Swan Lake .
8. ↑ "Русский балет" Гордеева на Летнем фестивале балета .
9. ↑ ^{a b} Ведомости: Проснулась и улетела . August 7, 2007.
10. ↑ В Риге выступят звезды мирового балета .
11. ↑ ^{a b c d} Vienna’s New Nutcracker . Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 16, 2015. 
12. ↑ ^{a b c} The Nutcracker .
13. ↑ Gala evening for Rudolf Nurejew: Legris and the victory of the bat. In: kurier.at. June 29, 2014, accessed December 28, 2017 . 
14. ↑ BDm: Ballet-Dance Magazine - Maris Liepa Gala .
15. ↑ http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwdance/article/Vienna-State-Ballet-to-Perform-Nureyevs-DON-QUIXOTE-35.20120521?PageSpeed=noscript  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
16. ↑ http://www.tanz.at/kritiken/kritiken-2014/965-liudmila-konovalova-beauberert-als-dornroeschen.html  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
17. ↑ VIENNA / State Opera: SWAN -Kompliment for 32 swans and their queen . March 19, 2014.
18. ↑ Florian Krenstetter. Expression without words. Kronen Zeitung, March 26, 2014
19. ^ Vienna State Opera: Man sat in the middle box without a ticket .
20. ^ Wiener Staatsballett in the Volksoper :: Apple strudel with ketchup. In: kurier.at. April 28, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2017 . 
21. ↑ Sleeping Beauty: Who kisses the cool ice princess? In: DiePresse.com. December 22, 2011, accessed January 26, 2018 . 
22. ↑ Salzburger Nachrichten: The Nutcracker at the Vienna State Opera inspires .
23. ↑ В Киеве стартует Уик-энд в опере .
24. ↑ Опера на задании, в Киеве .
25. ↑ Rudolf Nureyev's spirit blows here. In: DiePresse.com. June 29, 2014, accessed January 27, 2018 . 
26. ↑ BWW News Desk: Vienna State Ballet to Perform Nureyev's Don Quixote .
27. ↑ BWW News Desk: Vienna State Ballet to Perform Nureyev's Don Quixote .
28. ↑ http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/staatsballett_neu/aktuelles/Liudmila-Konovalova-Interview.de.php
29. ^ Evening of superlatives - Kronen Zeitung .
30. ↑ http://www.casanovasorolla.net/119354/1171800/recent/Ljudmila-Konovalova