Alessandra Ferri
Alessandra Ferri | |
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Alessandra Ferri and Mikhail Baryshnikov in 1986 | |
| Born | 6 May 1963 Milan, Italy |
| Years active | 1980–2007, 2013- |
| Career | |
| Former groups | Royal Ballet American Ballet Theatre La Scala Theatre Ballet |
Alessandra Ferri OMRI (born 6 May 1963) is an Italian prima ballerina. She danced with the Royal Ballet (1980–1984), American Ballet Theatre (1985–2007) and La Scala Theatre Ballet (1992–2007) and as an international guest artist, before temporally retiring on 10 August 2007, aged 44, then returning in 2013.She has been referred to by some publications as a prima ballerina assoluta.