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.
Music
Fantasy
Production Companies:
Royal Opera House
The Royal Ballet
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Astro
Videos
Date: 2017-03-10T12:06:26.000Z
Introducing the magic of The Sleeping Beauty (The Royal Ballet)
Date: 2016-11-22T20:38:14.000Z
The Sleeping Beauty in rehearsal (The Royal Ballet)
