Guest
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 designs with this true gem from the classical ballet repertory. PRINCESS AURORA Marianela Nuñez PRINCE FLORIMUND Vadim Muntagirov KING FLORESTAN XXIV Christopher Saunders THE QUEEN Elizabeth McGorian CATTALABUTTE Alastair Marriott CARABOSSE Kristen McNally LILAC FAIRY Claire Calvert FAIRY OF THE CRYSTAL FOUNTAIN Yuhui Choe FAIRY OF THE ENCHANTED GARDEN Akane Takada FAIRY OF THE WOODLAND GLADE Yasmine Naghdi FAIRY OF THE SONG BIRD Meaghan Grace Hinkis FAIRY OF THE GOLDEN VINE Anna Rose O’Sullivan FLORESTAN Marcelino Sambé FLORESTAN’S SISTERS Yasmine Naghdi, Mayara Magri THE WHITE CAT Leticia Stock PUSS-IN-BOOTS Paul Kay PRINCESS FLORINE Akane Takada THE BLUEBIRD Alexander Campbell RED RIDING HOOD Gemma Pitchley-Gale THE WOLF Tomas Mock
