The Sleeping Beauty Royal Ballet

The wicked fairy Carabosse is furious she wasnt invited to Princess Auroras christening She gives the baby a spindle saying that one day the Princess will prick her finger on it and die The Lilac Fairy makes her own christening gift a softening of Carabosses curse Aurora will not die but will fall into a deep sleep which only a princes kiss will break The masterful 19thcentury choreography of Marius Petipa is combined with sections created for The Royal Ballet by Frederick Ashton Anthony Dowell and Christopher Wheeldon Recorded live as part of the Royal Opera House Live Cinema Season 201920 with encore screenings broadcast online during the OurHousetoYourHouse programme