The Sleeping Beauty

The story

The Sleeping Beauty holds a special place in The Royal Ballet’s repertory. It was the ballet with which the Company reopened the Royal Opera House in 1946 after World War II, its first production at its new home in Covent Garden. Margot Fonteyn danced the role of the beautiful Princess Aurora in the first performance, with Robert Helpmann as Prince Florimund. Sixty years later, in 2006, the original 1946 staging was revived by then Director of The Royal Ballet Monica Mason and Christopher Newton, returning Oliver Messel’s wonderful designs and glittering costumes to the stage.

Cast

M Marianela NúñezPrincess Aurora V Vadim MuntagirovPrince Florimund C Christopher SaundersKing Florestan XXIV E Elizabeth McGorianThe Queen A Alastair MarriottCattalabutte K Kristen McNallyCarabosse C Claire CalvertLilac Fairy R Ryoichi HiranoHer Cavalier Y Yuhui ChoeFairy of the Crystal Fountain L Luca AcriHer Cavalier A Akane TakadaFairy of the Enchanted Garden V Valeri HristovHer cavalier

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Y Yasmine NaghdiFairy of the Woodland Glade P Peter ManningConcert Master O Orchestra of the Royal Opera HouseMusicians