ROH: The Sleeping Beauty

ROH: Спящая красавица

Magic and fairytale characters are brought to life through ballet in this well-known family favourite.

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Actors

Princess Aurora

Prince Florimund

Carabosse

Lilac Fairy

Crew

Choreographer

Marius Petipa

Additional choreography

Frederick Ashton, Christopher Wheeldon, Anthony Dowell

Conductor

Koen Kessels

Production

Christopher Newton, Monica Mason

Set designers

Oliver Messel, Peter Farmer

Lighting Designer

Mark Jonathan

About

The Sleeping Beauty holds a very special place in The Royal Ballet’s heart and history. It was the first performance given by the Company when the Royal Opera House reopened at Covent Garden in 1946 after World War II. In 2006, this original staging was revived and has been delighting audiences ever since. Frederick Ashton famously cited the pure classicism of Marius Petipa’s 19th-century ballet as a private lesson in the atmospheric art and craft of choreography. Be swept away by Tchaikovsky’s ravishing music and Oliver Messel’s sumptuous fairytale designs with this true gem from the classical ballet repertory.