The Sleeping Beauty (Royal Ballet)
135 mins
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.
David Donnelly
The Indian Prince
Tomas Mock
The Russian Prince
Annette Buvoli
Princess Aurora's Friend
Hannah Grennell
Princess Aurora's Friend
Wayne Ratcliffe
Camera Operator
Christopher Newton
Production Design
Ivan Vsevolozhsky
Story
Peter Farmer
Art Designer
Monica Mason
Production Design
Anthony Dowell
Choreographer
Christopher Carr
Stage Director
Ivan Vsevolozhsky
Scenario Writer
Mark Jonathan
Lighting Design