Olga Moiseeva

Olga Nikolaevna Moiseeva (; 25 December 1928 – 24 June 2021) was a Soviet and Russian ballerina and teacher. She was a leading soloist of the Leningrad Kirov Opera and Ballet Theatre in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) from 1947 to 1973. Moisseva was later a choreographer and rehearsal teacher at the Kirov Theatre and trained several ballet soloists between 1972 and 1987. She was the recipient of various state awards such as the titles of Honored Artist of the RSFSR, People's Artist of the RSFSR, People's Artist of the USSR and the Order of Friendship.

Early life Moisseva was born in Leningrad (today Saint Petersburg) on 25 December 1928. She was part of a family that included a singer and teacher. Moisseva graduated from the Leningrad Choreographic School (today the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet) under the tutelage of ballerina Agrippina Vaganova in 1947. Moisseva became a leading soloist with the theatre's ballet troupe. Other roles Moisseva performed were as Odette-Odile in Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, Raymonda in Alexander Glazunov's Raymonda, Nikiya in Ludwig Minkus's La Bayadère, Syuimbike in Färit Yarullin's Shurale, Bianca in Machavariani's Othello, Kitri in Minkus's Don Quixote, Sari in Gara Garayev's The Path of Thunder, Princess Florine in Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty, Gertrude in Nikolai Chervinsky's Hamlet, Krivlyaka in Sergei Prokofiev's Cinderella, Giselle in Adolphe Adam's ballet called Giselle, Aegina in Aram Khachaturian's Spartacus, Gayane in Khachaturian's Gayane, Elzevira in Oleg Karavaychuk's and Georgy Firtich's , Zarema in Boris Asafyev's The Fountain of Bakhchisarai and as Laurencia in Alexander Krein's Laurencia.

From 1972 to 1987, she was a choreographer and rehearsal teacher at the Kirov Theatre and trained several ballet soloists. and the 1971 television concert film Olga Moiseyeva Dances was dedicated to her. Moissieva was presented with the highest theatre award of Saint Petersburg, the in 2007, "for creative longevity and a unique contribution to the theatrical culture of St. Petersburg". She was awarded the Order of Friendship in 2008.