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.
Top Billed Cast
Marianela Núñez
Princess Aurora
Vadim Muntagirov
Prince Florimund
Christopher Saunders
King Florestan XXIV
Elizabeth McGorian
The Queen
Alastair Marriott
Cattalabutte
Featured Crew
Ninette de Valois
Production Assistant
Frederick Ashton
Creative Consultant
Christopher Wheeldon
Creative Consultant
Anthony Dowell
Creative Consultant
Monica Mason
Producer
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Music
Nicholas Sergeyev
Production Assistant
Marius Petipa
Choreographer
Mark Jonathan
Lighting Design
Koen Kessels
Conductor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Musician
Christopher Carr
Stage Director
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