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The Sleeping Beauty-31 January 1996 Evening

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Anthony Twiner
Leader Vasko Vassilev
Cast
King Florestan XXIV Derek Rencher
His Queen Elizabeth McGorian
Princess Aurora Darcey Bussell
Prince Florimund Stuart Cassidy
Cattalabutte David Drew
Carabosse Anthony Dowell
Fée des Lilas (Lilac Fairy)
Fairy of Wisdom 		Zenaida Yanowsky
PROLOGUE
Candide (Candour)
Fairy of Purity 		Tracy Brown
Her Cavalier Michael Nunn
Coulante, Fleur de Farine (Wheat Flour)
Fairy of Vitality 		Sara Gallie
Her Cavalier Christopher Saunders
Miettes qui Tombent (Breadcrumbs)
Fairy of Generosity 		Gillian Revie
Her Cavalier William Trevitt
Canari qui Chante (Canary)
Fairy of Eloquence 		Nicola Searchfield
Her Cavalier Hubert Essakow
Violente (Temperament)
Fairy of Passion 		Muriel Valtat
Her Cavalier Jonathan Howells
Fée des Lilas' Cavalier Adam Cooper
Fairy attendants, courtiers, heralds, Carabosse's attendants Artists of The Royal Ballet
ACT I
The Swedish Prince Christopher Saunders
The Russian Prince Michael Nunn
The Spanish Prince William Trevitt
The French Prince Adam Cooper
Princess Aurora's Friend Larissa Bamber
Princess Aurora's Friend Michelle Davis
Princess Aurora's Friend Mara Galeazzi
Princess Aurora's Friend Belinda Hatley
Princess Aurora's Friend Sara Gallie
Princess Aurora's Friend Milena Regis
Princess Aurora's Friend Nicola Searchfield
Princess Aurora's Friend Jenny Tattersall
Garland dancers and courtiers Artists of The Royal Ballet
ACT II
The Countess Sandra Conley
Gallison Iain Webb
The Prince's entourage, hunt attendants, nymphs Artists of The Royal Ballet
ACT III
Gold Hubert Essakow
Silver Sarah Wildor
Sapphire Sara Gallie
Diamond Gillian Revie
Puss-in-Boots Peter Abegglen
The White Cat Larissa Bamber
Princess Florine Leanne Benjamin
The Bluebird Tetsuya Kumakawa
Red Riding Hood Maria Pietra
The Wolf Luke Heydon
Grand pas de deux Darcey Bussell
Grand pas de deux Stuart Cassidy
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 31 January 1996 (in Royal Opera House Collections)