
Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty
Music · Fantasy · Romance
Overview
The wicked fairy Carabosse is furious she wasn’t invited to Princess Aurora’s christening. She gives the baby a spindle, saying that one day the Princess will prick her finger on it and die. The Lilac Fairy makes her own christening gift a softening of Carabosse’s curse: Aurora will not die, but will fall into a deep sleep, which only a prince’s kiss will break. The masterful 19th-century choreography of Marius Petipa is combined with sections created for The Royal Ballet by Frederick Ashton, Anthony Dowell and Christopher Wheeldon. Recorded live as part of the Royal Opera House Live Cinema Season 2019/20 with encore screenings broadcast online during the #OurHousetoYourHouse programme.
Top Cast


Fumi Kaneko
Fumi Kaneko
Princess Aurora
Fumi Kaneko
Princess Aurora


Federico Bonelli
Federico Bonelli
Prince Florimund
Federico Bonelli
Prince Florimund


Gina Storm-Jensen
Gina Storm-Jensen
Lilac Fairy
Gina Storm-Jensen
Lilac Fairy


Kristen McNally
Kristen McNally
Carabosse
Kristen McNally
Carabosse


Christopher Saunders
Christopher Saunders
King
Christopher Saunders
King


Elizabeth McGorian
Elizabeth McGorian
Queen
Elizabeth McGorian
Queen


Thomas Whitehead
Thomas Whitehead
Catalabutte
Thomas Whitehead
Catalabutte


Romany Pajdak
Romany Pajdak
Fairy of The Crystal Fountain / Princess Aurora's Friend / Red Riding Hood
Romany Pajdak
Fairy of The Crystal Fountain / Princess Aurora's Friend / Red Riding Hood


Luca Acri
Luca Acri
Crystal Fountain Cavalier
Luca Acri
Crystal Fountain Cavalier


Mayara Magri
Mayara Magri
Fairy of The Enchanted Garden / Florestan's Sister
Mayara Magri
Fairy of The Enchanted Garden / Florestan's Sister
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