Belfast-born Melissa Hamilton has been promoted to First Soloist following a season of strong performances, most recently in Wayne McGregor's Raven Girl and Kenneth MacMillan's Mayerling.
Olivia Cowley, Elizabeth Harrod and Fumi Kaneko have been made Soloists, while Hayley Forskitt, Francesca Hayward and Tristan Dyer have been promoted to First Artists.
Annette Buvoli and David Donnelly will join as Artists from The Royal Ballet School, with Masaya Yamamoto joining the Company as a Prix de Lausanne dancer. Anna Rose O’Sullivan, Luca Acri and Marcelino Sambé joined as Artists during the 2012/2013 Season.
Natalia Osipova will join the Company as Principal from the St Petersburg Mikhailovsky Ballet. Natalia made her Royal Ballet Debut in Swan Lake last Season, partnered by Carlos Acosta.
The new season will open with Carlos Acosta’s new production of Don Quixote on 30 September 2013.