The Royal Ballet The Sleeping Beauty

The Sleeping Beauty holds a very special place in The Royal Ballets heart and history It was the first performance given by the Company when the Royal Opera House reopened at Covent Garden in 1946 after World War II In 2006 this original staging was revived and has been delighting audiences ever since Frederick Ashton famously cited the pure classicism of Marius Petipas 19thcentury ballet as a private lesson in the atmospheric art and craft of choreography Be swept away by Tchaikovskys ravishing music and Oliver Messels sumptuous designs with this true gem from the classical ballet repertory