
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.

Fumi Kaneko
Princess Aurora

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

Luca Acri
Crystal Fountain Cavalier

Mayara Magri
Fairy of The Enchanted Garden / Florestan's Sister

Valentino Zucchetti
Enchanted Garden Cavalier

Claire Calvert
Fairy of The Woodland Glade

Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot

A Song for Miss Julie
A Song for Miss Julie

Young Men
Young Men

Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty

Donde mueren las palabras
Donde mueren las palabras

Bolshoi Ballet: A Hero of Our Time
Bolshoi Ballet: A Hero of Our Time

The Bolshoi Ballet: A Contemporary Evening
The Bolshoi Ballet: A Contemporary Evening

La Fille mal gardée
La Fille mal gardée

Woolf Works
Woolf Works

The Sleeping Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty

The ROH Live: Jewels
The ROH Live: Jewels

Save the Last Dance
Save the Last Dance