Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty / The Royal Ballet / THE ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE / OPUS ARTE UPC: 809478031079 Playtime is 132 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 MPAA rating: Unrated (Not Rated) Product Dimensions: 7.52 x 5.31 x 0.59 inches; 2.82 Ounces Subtitles: English, French, German Number of discs : 1 Release Year: 2009 Sub-Genre: Beauty, Music, Ballet, Opera Genre: Musicals & Broadway, Educational Run Time: 132mins Summary The Sleeping Beauty unites Petipa's demanding but enchanting choreography with Tchaikovsky's wonderful score to make one of the best-loved of all classical ballets. This recording of Anthony Dowell's 1994 production for The Royal Ballet, with spectacular and dramatically skewed designs by Maria Björnson, features an outstanding cast led by Viviana Durante as a radiant Princess Aurora. She is partnered by Zoltán Solymosi as Prince Florimund and Anthony Dowell himself is a glitteringly elegant embodiment of evil as the wicked fairy Carabosse. The Royal Ballet, exceptional as ever, is accompanied by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, defily conducted by Barry Wordsworth.
