Giacomo Rovero
Acting
Biography
Giacomo Rovero is a Soloist of The Royal Ballet. He joined The Royal Ballet’s Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme from the start of the 2016/17 Season, and entered the Company as an Artist from the start of the 2017/18 Season, promoted to First Artist in 2022 and Soloist in 2024. He trained at The Royal Ballet Upper School.
Known For
Royal Ballet Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton’s Cinderella celebrates its 75th anniversary this Season. The ballet’s opening night in 1948, featuring Moira Shearer and Michael Somes in the lead roles, was received rapturously. After over a decade away from the Royal Opera House stage, Ashton’s timeless reworking of Charles Perrault’s famous rags-to-riches story returns, showcasing the choreographer’s deft musicality and the beauty of Prokofiev’s transcendent score. A creative team steeped in the magic of theatre, film, dance and opera brings new atmosphere to Cinderella’s ethereal world of fairy godmothers and pumpkin carriages, handsome princes and finding true love.
The Royal Ballet: Cinderella
An ancient family feud casts a long shadow over the town of Verona. In this hothouse of tension, brawls are quick to break out and both sides get caught in the crossfire.
The Royal Ballet: Romeo and Juliet
The Royal Ballet brings their annual presentation of The Nutcracker to life, streamed in cinemas throughout the world.