The Sleeping Beauty

The Sleeping Beauty

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, its first production at its new home in 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 by then Director of The Royal Ballet Monica Mason and Christopher Newton, returning Oliver Messel’s wonderful designs and glittering costumes to the stage.

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Top Cast

Marianela Núñez

As Princess Aurora

Vadim Muntagirov

As Prince Florimund

Christopher Saunders

As King Florestan XXIV

Elizabeth McGorian

As The Queen

Alastair Marriott

As Cattalabutte

Kristen McNally

As Carabosse

Claire Calvert

As Lilac Fairy

Ryoichi Hirano

As Her Cavalier

Yuhui Choe

As Fairy of the Crystal Fountain

Luca Acri

As Her Cavalier