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The Sleeping Beauty-20 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 Paul Connelly
Leader Vasko Vassilev
Cast
King Florestan XXIV David Drew
His Queen Sandra Conley
Princess Aurora Viviana Durante
Prince Florimund Bruce Sansom
Cattalabutte William Tuckett
Carabosse Monica Mason
Fée des Lilas (Lilac Fairy)
Fairy of Wisdom 		Benazir Hussain
PROLOGUE
Candide (Candour)
Fairy of Purity 		Genesia Rosato
Her Cavalier Alastair Marriott
Coulante, Fleur de Farine (Wheat Flour)
Fairy of Vitality 		Deborah Bull
Her Cavalier Iñaki Urlezaga
Miettes qui Tombent (Breadcrumbs)
Fairy of Generosity 		Belinda Hatley
Her Cavalier Shi-Ning Liu
Canari qui Chante (Canary)
Fairy of Eloquence 		Nicola Searchfield
Her Cavalier Hubert Essakow
Violente (Temperament)
Fairy of Passion 		Nicola Roberts
Her Cavalier Jonathan Howells
Fée des Lilas' Cavalier Christopher Saunders
Fairy attendants, courtiers, heralds, Carabosse's attendants Artists of The Royal Ballet
ACT I
The Swedish Prince Christopher Saunders
The Russian Prince Stuart Cassidy
The Spanish Prince Alastair Marriott
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 Leana Palmer
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 Genesia Rosato
Gallison Iain Webb
The Prince's entourage, hunt attendants, nymphs Artists of The Royal Ballet
ACT III
Gold Shi-Ning Liu
Silver Belinda Hatley
Sapphire Nicola Roberts
Diamond Sarah Wildor
Puss-in-Boots Peter Abegglen
The White Cat Larissa Bamber
Princess Florine Leanne Benjamin
The Bluebird Tetsuya Kumakawa
Red Riding Hood Michelle Davis
The Wolf Gary Avis
Grand pas de deux Viviana Durante
Grand pas de deux Bruce Sansom
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)