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Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty
7.0 / 10• 2020• 2h 15m•NR• English
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Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Fumi Kaneko
Princess Aurora
Lead
Federico Bonelli
Prince Florimund
Gina Storm-Jensen
Lilac Fairy
Kristen McNally
Carabosse
Christopher Saunders
King
Elizabeth McGorian
Queen
Thomas Whitehead
Catalabutte
Romany Pajdak
Fairy of The Crystal Fountain / Princess Aurora's Friend / Red Riding Hood
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ross MacGibbon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
