Biography of Elena Zaitseva
The 24th of November, 1962 year — born in Moscow, in Severny settlement
1975-1983 years — soloist of the Ensemble of singing and dancing named after V.S.Loktev (vocal coach: R.A.Zhdanova);
1979 year — graduated from the music school with the specialization in piano;
1980 year — graduated from the secondary school;
1980 year — entered GITIS, the faculty of musical theatre (masters: S.Kh.Gushansky and I.S.Barbashev);
1985 year — present time — soloist of the Moscow Operetta State Academic Theatre;
1985 year — laureate of the Festival "Moscow Theatre Spring";
1997 year — laureate of the Festival "Young Talents - to the city and to the world";
1997 year — nomination for the Golden Mask prize for the best female role in operetta. Operetta "The Merry Widow"
1998 year — laureate of the City administration Prize;
1998 year — given the rank of Honored artist of Russia;
2006 year — nomination for the Golden Mask prize for the best female role. Musical "My Fair Lady";
2007 year — given the rank of People's Artist of Russia;
2014 year — given the medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II class.
Roles in theatre
In the Moscow Operetta State Academic Theatre Elena Zaitseva played in the following performances:
- 1985 год - "The Waltz of Sevastopol" (starring as Lyubasha), musical concert
"The Song of our Youth",
"Nastasia" (starring as Nastia),
"Long live the Waltz!" (musical concert);
- 1986 год - "The Count of Luxembourg" (starring as Juliette),
"Kasatka" (starring as Raisa Glebovna),
"The Old Houses" (starring as Galya);
- 1987 year - "Fiddler on the Roof" (starring as Tzeitel);
- 1989 year - "Not again, Seсor Juan!" (starring as Conchita);
- 1994 year - "The Girls' Tumult" (starring as Marfa);
- 1995 year - "Siberian Yankee" (starring as Muza);
- 1998 year - "Bondmaid" (starring as Natalia Batmanova);
- 2001 year - "Sinner" (starring as Polina);
- 2002 year - "The Violet of Montmartre" (starring as Violetta);
- 2002 year - musical concert "Grand Corps de Ballet";
- 2003 year - musical concert "Grand Cancan";
- 2009 year - "Hello Dolly" (starring as Dolly);
- 2011 year - "Countess Maritza" (starring as Maritza);
- 2012 year - "Fanfan la Tulipe" (starring as Marquise de Pompadour).
Roles of Elena Zaitseva today
In the present time Elena Zaitseva plays in the following performances:
- "The Violet of Montmartre" (starring as Madeleine Tissier);
- "Ball at the Savoy"" (starring as Madeleine);
- "The Bat" (starring as Rosalinde);
- "The Bajadere" (starring as Odette Darimonde, the opening night was in 2016);
- "Mr X" (starring as Theodora Verdier);
- "The Merry Widow" (starring as Hanna Glawari, the opening night was in 1997);
- "Sylva" (starring as Sylva, the opening night was in 2004);
- "My Fair Lady" (starring as Eliza Doolittle, the opening night was in 2005);
- "Grand Cancan" - musical concert.
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