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The Sleeping Beauty-20 January 1996 Matinee

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Paul Connelly
Leader John Brown
Cast
King Florestan XXIV William Tuckett
His Queen Genesia Rosato
Princess Aurora Muriel Valtat
Prince Florimund William Trevitt
Cattalabutte David Drew
Carabosse Luke Heydon
Fée des Lilas (Lilac Fairy)
Fairy of Wisdom 		Zenaida Yanowsky
PROLOGUE
Candide (Candour)
Fairy of Purity 		Tracy Brown
Her Cavalier Alastair Marriott
Coulante, Fleur de Farine (Wheat Flour)
Fairy of Vitality 		Sara Gallie
Her Cavalier Iñaki Urlezaga
Miettes qui Tombent (Breadcrumbs)
Fairy of Generosity 		Sarah Wildor
Her Cavalier Peter Abegglen
Canari qui Chante (Canary)
Fairy of Eloquence 		Michelle Davis
Her Cavalier Joshua Tuifua
Violente (Temperament)
Fairy of Passion 		Nicola Roberts
Her Cavalier Ricardo Cervera
Fée des Lilas' Cavalier Christopher Saunders
Fairy attendants, courtiers, heralds, Carabosse's attendants Artists of The Royal Ballet
ACT I
The Swedish Prince David Pickering
The Russian Prince Gary Avis
The Spanish Prince Alastair Marriott
The French Prince Michael Nunn
Princess Aurora's Friend Michelle Davis
Princess Aurora's Friend Tomoko Furuya
Princess Aurora's Friend Mara Galeazzi
Princess Aurora's Friend Kate Larter
Princess Aurora's Friend Laura Morera
Princess Aurora's Friend Leana Palmer
Princess Aurora's Friend Maria Pietra
Princess Aurora's Friend Jenny Tattersall
Garland dancers and courtiers Artists of The Royal Ballet
ACT II
The Countess Tracy Brown
Gallison Iain Webb
The Prince's entourage, hunt attendants, nymphs Artists of The Royal Ballet
ACT III
Gold Yohei Sasaki
Silver Michelle Davis
Sapphire Sara Gallie
Diamond Mara Galeazzi
Puss-in-Boots Anthony Bourne
The White Cat Larissa Bamber
Princess Florine Leanne Benjamin
The Bluebird Tetsuya Kumakawa
Red Riding Hood Maria Pietra
The Wolf David Pickering
Grand pas de deux Muriel Valtat
Grand pas de deux William Trevitt
Fairytale characters Artists of The Royal Ballet
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Durations: Prologue: 34 minutes, Interval: 20 minutes, Act I: 31 minutes, Interval: 20 minutes, Acts II and III: 70 minutes
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet for 20 January 1996 (in Royal Opera House Collections)