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The Sleeping Beauty-22 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 Murphy
Leader Vasko Vassilev
Cast
King Florestan XXIV David Drew
His Queen Sandra Conley
Princess Aurora Miyako Yoshida
Prince Florimund Irek Mukhamedov
Cattalabutte William Tuckett
Carabosse Anthony Dowell
Fée des Lilas (Lilac Fairy)
Fairy of Wisdom 		Zenaida Yanowsky
PROLOGUE
Candide (Candour)
Fairy of Purity 		Gillian Revie
Her Cavalier Gary Avis
Coulante, Fleur de Farine (Wheat Flour)
Fairy of Vitality 		Christina McDermott
Her Cavalier Iñaki Urlezaga
Miettes qui Tombent (Breadcrumbs)
Fairy of Generosity 		Muriel Valtat
Her Cavalier Shi-Ning Liu
Canari qui Chante (Canary)
Fairy of Eloquence 		Michelle Davis
Her Cavalier Hubert Essakow
Violente (Temperament)
Fairy of Passion 		Belinda Hatley
Her Cavalier Ricardo Cervera
Fée des Lilas' Cavalier Adam Cooper
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 William Trevitt
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 Elizabeth McGorian
Gallison Luke Heydon
The Prince's entourage, hunt attendants, nymphs Artists of The Royal Ballet
ACT III
Gold Yohei Sasaki
Silver Sarah Wildor
Sapphire Sara Gallie
Diamond Gillian Revie
Puss-in-Boots Neil Skidmore
The White Cat Michelle Davis
Princess Florine Belinda Hatley
The Bluebird Tetsuya Kumakawa
Red Riding Hood Mara Galeazzi
The Wolf Luke Heydon
Grand pas de deux Miyako Yoshida
Grand pas de deux Irek Mukhamedov
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 22 January 1996 (in Royal Opera House Collections)