European Classical Ballet

Synopsis: Princess Aurora, the King's daughter, falls into eternal sleep after pricking herself on a knitting needle on the day of her coming-of-age celebration. This is the revenge of the evil fairy Carabosse, whom the royal master of ceremonies, Catalabutte, forgot to invite to the princess's christening many years ago. A hundred years later, thanks to the good fairy Lilac, Prince Désiré enters the sleeping forest while hunting, where he sees the sleeping Aurora. The enamoured prince's kiss awakens the beauty and breaks the fairy Carabosse's evil spell. The ballet ends with a celebration in honor of the wedding of Princess Aurora and Prince Désiré. Music by P. I. Tchaikovsky. Choreography by M. Petipa. European Classical Ballet brings the great tradition of classical ballet to stages around the world. Led by General Director Andrey Scharaev, a former principal dancer of the National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Moldova, the company gathers internationally trained dancers from Moldova, Ukraine, Romania, Spain and Italy, including award winners from leading international competitions. Its repertoire features timeless masterpieces such as Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty and Giselle, performed with technical precision, elegant staging and live classical storytelling that captivates audiences of all ages. The company has toured across Europe, North America, Asia and Oceania. The Company: Tatiana Nazarchevici — Principal Dancer. Born in Chișinău, Moldova. Trained at the Chișinău Ballet Academy; soloist since 2018 at the Maria Bieșu National Theatre; principal dancer with European Classical Ballet since 2019. Nicolai Nazarchevici — Principal Dancer. Born in Chișinău, Moldova. Graduated in 2009 from the Chișinău Ballet Academy; has toured globally across Spain, Italy, Germany, the USA, China, Australia and New Zealand; soloist since 2016 at the Maria Bieșu Theatre. Maria Litvinova — Principal Dancer. Born in Pavlograd, Ukraine. Trained at the Dnipropetrovsk Academic Opera; rose to soloist in 2012; principal dancer with European Classical Ballet since 2025. Alexander Litvinov — Principal Dancer. Born in Chișinău, Moldova. Graduate of the Moldovan National Choreographic College; has toured France, Germany, Spain, Poland, Italy, Romania, Switzerland, the USA and Canada. Mihai Cristian Preda — First Soloist. Graduate of the 'Floria Capsali' High School in Bucharest (2011). Winner of multiple National Ballet Competitions, Bronze Medal at the Istanbul International Ballet Competition (2012) and Gold Medal at the World Ballet Competition in Sibiu (2015). Nicole Ferazzino — Soloist. Born in Italy. Graduate of the Ukrainian Academy of Ballet (2012); has performed with St Petersburg Classical Ballet, Kiev Municipal Theatre and Vienna State Ballet; with the company since 2018. Gaia Bertolin — Soloist. Studied at the Ukrainian Academy of Ballet, A.U.B. Milan (graduated 2023); performed in corps and soloist roles at major Italian theatres; joined the company in 2023 for its Australia/New Zealand tour. Roberto Gadaldi — Soloist. Graduate of the Ukrainian Academy in Milan (2022); performed at Teatro Arcimboldi Milan and Teatro Regio Parma; company member since August 2022, touring Australia, New Zealand, Spain, France and Italy. Sergei Ilin — Character Soloist. Born in Chișinău, Moldova. Graduate of the Chișinău Choreographic School (1986); danced with the National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Moldova (1986–2004); award winner at the International Ballet Competition in Constanța (1994). In Spain, the company performs under the name Ballet Clásico Internacional.