TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Sleeping Beauty (The) (Royal Opera House, 1994)
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
Composer: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Ballet Company: Royal Ballet, Covent Garden
Choreographer: Petipa, Marius
Carabosse: Dowell, Anthony
Cattalabutte: Drew, David
King Florestan: Tuckett, William
Lilac Fairy: Hussein, Benazir
Prince Florimund: Solymosi, Zoltan
Princess Aurora: Durante, Viviana
The Queen: McGorian, Elizabeth
Corps de Ballet: Royal Ballet, Covent Garden
Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Conductor: Wordsworth, Barry
Television Director: Nears, Colin
Lighting Designer: Collins, Pat
Set Designer: Bjornson, Maria
Costumer Designer: Bjornson, Maria
Date of Production: 23-11-1994
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Playing Time: 02:13:00
Catalogue Number: OAR3107D
UPC: 809478031079
Marius Petipa's demanding but enchanting choreography of Tchaikovsky's romantic fairytale The Sleeping Beauty is one of the best-loved of all classical ballets. This recording of Anthony Dowell's gloriously romantic 1994 production, with charming, dreamlike designs by Maria Bjornson, features an all-star cast led by Viviana Durante as a charismatic Princess Aurora, Zoltan Solymosi as a delightful Prince Florimund and Anthony Dowell as a wonderfully dishevelled Carabosse. The Royal Ballet, in exceptionally fine form, is beautifully accompanied by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, conducted by Barry Wordsworth.
