The Sleeping Beauty

Royal Opera House

Show Info Cast & Creative Age & Content Guide

Genre Opera/Dance

Venue

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First Performance 22/02/2014

Closing 09/04/2014

Running Time 2h55

A wicked fairy places a fatal curse on the baby Princess Aurora, which the good Lilac Fairy softens to a sleep of 100 years. Only a prince’s kiss can break the spell.

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, announcing its move from Sadler’s Wells to 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, returning Oliver Messel’s wonderful designs and glittering costumes to the stage once again.

Marius Petipa’s classic 19th-century choreography is combined with newly created sections by Frederick Ashton, Anthony Dowell and Christopher Wheeldon. The ballet contains many memorable moments, from the iconic Rose Adagio, when Aurora meets her four royal suitors, to the vigorous hunting dances and the famous waltz for Aurora and her Prince. Throughout, Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky’s score conveys passion and intensity.

Booking opens on the 14th of January 2014

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Creative

Producer - Monica Mason & Christopher Newton

Designer - Oliver Messel, Peter Farmer

Choreographer - Marius Petipa, Anthony Dowell, Frederick Ashton, Christopher Wheeldon

Lighting Designer - Mark Jonathan

Music By - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

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