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The Sleeping Beauty-8 March 2003 Evening

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Original season
Conductor Valeriy Ovsyanikov
Concert Master Peter Manning
Cast
King William Tuckett
Queen Christina Arestis
Princess Aurora Darcey Bussell
Prince Désiré Roberto Bolle
Catalabutte
Master of Ceremonies 		Donald MacLeary
Carabosse Zenaida Yanowsky
Lilac Fairy
fairy of Wisdom 		Marianela Nuñez
Cupid Luke Ward-Wilkinson Bloxam
PROLOGUE
Fairy of Purity Jaimie Tapper
Fairy of Vitality Deirdre Chapman
Fairy of Generosity Mara Galeazzi
Fairy of Eloquence Jane Burn
Fairy of Temperament Laura Morera
Carabosse's Attendant Jamie Bond
Carabosse's Attendant Kenta Kura
Carabosse's Attendant Tim Matiakis
Carabosse's Attendant Thiago Soares
Carabosse's Attendant Michael Stojko
Carabosse's Attendant James Wilkie
King's Herald Brian Maloney
Lilac Fairy's attendants, courtiers, nurses, valets, mice Artists of The Royal Ballet
Lilac Fairy's attendants, courtiers, nurses, valets, mice Students of The Royal Ballet School
ACT I
The Italian Suitor Christopher Saunders
The Spanish Suitor David Pickering
The English Suitor Edward Watson
The Turkish Suitor Yohei Sasaki
Princess Aurora's Friend Jane Burn
Princess Aurora's Friend Deirdre Chapman
Princess Aurora's Friend Mara Galeazzi
Princess Aurora's Friend Isabel McMeekan
Princess Aurora's Friend Laura Morera
Princess Aurora's Friend Sian Murphy
Princess Aurora's Friend Natasha Oughtred
Princess Aurora's Friend Christina Elida Salerno
Peasant Girl Francesca Filpi
Peasant Girl Iohna Loots
Peasant Girl Vanessa Palmer
Lilac Fairy's attendants, Garland dancers, courtiers, violin pages, Aurora's pages, royal pages, valets, mice Artists of The Royal Ballet
Lilac Fairy's attendants, Garland dancers, courtiers, violin pages, Aurora's pages, royal pages, valets, mice Students of The Royal Ballet School
ACT II
The Countess Genesia Rosato
Tutor David Drew
The Prince's entourage, hunt attendants, dryads Artists of The Royal Ballet
ACT III
Jewels
The Diamond Fairy Deirdre Chapman
The Gold Fairy Christina Elida Salerno
The Silver Fairy Isabel McMeekan
The Sapphire Fairy Mara Galeazzi
Princess Florine Alina Cojocaru
The Bluebird Johan Kobborg
Cinderella Laura Morera
Prince Fortuné Martin Harvey
Puss-in-Boots Ricardo Cervera
The White Cat Natasha Oughtred
Little Red Riding Hood Iohna Loots
The Wolf Thomas Whitehead
Grand pas de deux Darcey Bussell
Grand pas de deux Roberto Bolle
Fairytale characters
Bluebeard Bennet Gartside
His Wife Vanessa Palmer
Donkey Skin Emily Low
Prince Charmant David Pickering
Beauty Natalie Decorte
The Beast Ernst Meisner
Goldilocks Sian Murphy
Baby Bear Michael Stojko
Junior Associates of The Royal Ballet School
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Sponsor: Aqualibra
Durations: Prologue: 34 minutes, Act I: 29 minutes, First Interval: 20 minutes, Act II: 31 minutes, Second Interval: 20 minutes, Act III: 41 minutes
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet for 8 March 2003 (in Royal Opera House Collections)