Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty
The Resting Beauty holds an unique area in The Royal Dancing's repertory. It was the ballet with which the Company reopened the Royal Opera House in 1946 after The Second World War, its very first manufacturing at its new home in Covent Yard. Margot Fonteyn danced the duty of the stunning Princess Aurora in the sneak preview, with Robert Helpmann as Royal Prince Florimund. Sixty years later on, in 2006, the initial 1946 staging was restored by then Supervisor of The Royal Dancing Monica Mason and also Christopher Newton, returning Oliver Messel's remarkable layouts and also glimmering outfits to the stage.
Released: 2017-02-28