The Sleeping Beauty (Royal Ballet)

Ross MacGibbon
2020-01-16


7
135 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Fumi Kaneko Princess Aurora Unowned
Federico Bonelli Prince Florimund Unowned
Gina Storm-Jensen Lilac Fairy Unowned
Kristen McNally Carabosse Unowned
Christopher Saunders King Unowned
Elizabeth McGorian Queen Unowned
Thomas Whitehead Catalabutte Unowned
Romany Pajdak Fairy of The Crystal Fountain / Princess Aurora's Friend / Red Riding Hood Unowned
Luca Acri Crystal Fountain Cavalier Unowned
Mayara Magri Fairy of The Enchanted Garden / Florestan's Sister Unowned
Valentino Zucchetti Enchanted Garden Cavalier Unowned
Claire Calvert Fairy of The Woodland Glade Unowned
Calvin Richardson Woodland Glade Cavalier Unowned
Anna Rose O'Sullivan Fairy of The Song Bird / Florestan's Sister Unowned
James Hay Song Bird Cavalier / Florestan Unowned
Yuhui Choe Fairy of The Golden Vine Unowned
Cesar Corrales Golden Vine Cavalier Unowned
Nicol Edmonds Lilac Fairy's Cavalier / The French Prince / The Wolf Unowned
Gary Avis The English Prince Unowned
David Donnelly The Indian Prince Unowned
Tomas Mock The Russian Prince Unowned
Annette Buvoli Princess Aurora's Friend Unowned
Isabella Gasparini Princess Aurora's Friend Unowned
Hannah Grennell Princess Aurora's Friend Unowned
Meaghan Grace Hinkis Princess Aurora's Friend Unowned
Leticia Stock Princess Aurora's Friend Unowned
Christina Arestis The Countess Unowned
Erico Montes Gallison Unowned
Yasmine Naghdi Princess Florine Unowned
Matthew Ball The Bluebird Unowned
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Unowned