Celebrity Supporters of RCWS

Anna Netrebko
Soprano
Kirov Opera, Metropolitan Opera

Dmitri Hvorotovsky
Baritone
Metropolitan Opera

Maria Guleghina
Soprano
Metropolitan Opera

Anton Sikharulidze
Figure Skater (Pairs)
Silver Medalist, 1998 Winter Olympics
Gold Medalist, 2002 Winter Olympics

Elena Obraztsova
Mezzo-soprano
Voice coach at the Bolshoi Theatre
Founder of the Elena Obraztsova Competition

Rolando Villazón
Tenor
Metropolitan Opera

Maria Butyrskaya
Figure Skater
1999 World Champion
Six-time Russian Champion
Three-time European Champion

Ignat Solzhenitsyn
Pianist
Music Director, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia

Veronika Part
Soloist
American Ballet Theatre

Paul Groves
Tenor
Metropolitan Opera

Oxana Federova
Miss Universe 2002

Matthew Polenzani
Tenor
Metropolitan Opera

Irina Dvorovenko
Principal Dancer
American Ballet Theatre

Suzanne Massie
Author

Diana Vishneva
Prima Ballerina
Kirov Ballet, American Ballet Theatre

Alexei Yashin
Professional Hockey Player
Russian Super League

Natalia Glebova
Miss Universe 2005

Yuri Medvedev
Clown
Cirque du Soleil