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The Sleeping Beauty (Royal Ballet) (2020)

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.

  • Music
  • Fantasy
  • Romance

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Fumi KanekoFumi KanekoPrincess Aurora
  • Photo of Federico BonelliFederico BonelliPrince Florimund
  • Photo of Gina Storm-JensenGina Storm-JensenLilac Fairy
  • Photo of Kristen McNallyKristen McNallyCarabosse
  • Photo of Christopher SaundersChristopher SaundersKing
  • Photo of Elizabeth McGorianElizabeth McGorianQueen
  • Photo of Thomas WhiteheadThomas WhiteheadCatalabutte
  • Photo of Romany PajdakRomany PajdakFairy of The Crystal Fountain / Princess Aurora's Friend / Red Riding Hood
  • Photo of Luca AcriLuca AcriCrystal Fountain Cavalier
  • Photo of Mayara MagriMayara MagriFairy of The Enchanted Garden / Florestan's Sister

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