The Sleeping Beauty

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky | Choreography: Marius Petipa
Running time: 185 minutes including one intermission

Libretto by Ivan Vsevolozhsky and Marius Petipa
Choreographic version: Yuri Grigorovich (1973)
Designer: Simon Virsaladse
Musical direction: Vassily Sinaisky
Scenic Designer: Ezio Frigerio
Costume Designer: Franca Squarciapino

The opulence of the newly renovated Bolshoi Theatre is in full bloom in The Sleeping Beauty. The treasured tale of nymphs, fairies, and storybook romance is the pinnacle of choreographer Marius Petipa’s career, and is regarded the ultimate classical ballet. Watch David Hallberg in his highly anticipated debut as the first ever American Premier at the Bolshoi, opposite Svetlana Zakharova as Princess Aurora, one of ballet’s most technically challenging roles.

Starring David Hallberg and Svetlana Zakharova.
COMPLETE CAST
King Florestan XIV ~ Andrei Sitnikov
The Queen ~ Kristina Karasyova
Princess Aurora ~ Svetlana Zakharova
Prince Desire ~ David Hallberg
Catalabutte ~ Alexei Loparevich
Foreign Princes seeking Aurora's hand in marriage ~ Karim Abdullin, Pavel
Dmitrichenko, Vladislav Lantratov
Maids of Honour ~ Daria Bochkova, Yulia Grebenshchikova, Yulia Lunkina, Olga Marchenkova, Svetlana Pavlova, Maria Prorvich, Olga Smirnova, Angelina VlashinetsPages of Lilac Fairy's Suite Batyr Annadurdyev, Maxim Oppengeym, Denis Rodkin, Alexander Vodopetov, Klim Yefimov, Dmitry Yefremov
Duchess ~ Olga Suvorova
Galifron, the tutor ~ Yegor Simachev
Peasant Dance ~ Anna Antropova, Alexander Vodopetov
Evil Fairy ~ Carabosse Denis Savin
Lilac Fairy ~ Maria Allash
Fairies of Kindness:
Tenderness (Candid) ~ Daria Khokhlova
Carelessness (Fleur-de-farine) ~ Chinara Alizade
Generosity (Breadcrumb scattering Fairy) ~ Xenia Kern
Playfulness (Twittering canary) ~ Anastasia Stashkevich
Audacity (Violent) ~ Yelena Andrienko
Fairies of Jewels:
Diamonds ~ Anna Leonova
Sapphires ~ Yanina Parienko
Gold ~ Maria Vinogradova
Silver ~ Anna Tikhomirova
Fairy Tale Characters:
White Pussycat ~ Yulia Lunkina
Puss in Boots ~ Igor Tsvirko
Princess Florine ~ Nina Kaptsova
Blue Bird ~ Artem Ovcharenko
Little Red Riding Hood ~ Anastasia Stashkevich
Grey Wolf ~ Alexei Koryagin
Cinderella ~ Daria Khokhlova
Prince Fortune ~ Karim Abdullin

About the choreographers:
Marius Petipa (France 1818 - 1910) is considered to be the most influential ballet master and choreographer of ballet in history. Noted for his long career as Premier Maître de Ballet of the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres (1871-1903), Petipa created over fifty ballets and revived a substantial number of works by other Ballet Masters. Most of his pieces are cornerstones within the classical ballet repertory.

Yuri Grigorovich: After being accepted into the Leningrad Ballet School in 1946, Yuri Grigorovich went on to become a soloist at the Kirov Ballet of St. Petersburg where he stayed until 1962. He joined the Bolshoi Theatre in 1964 and was Artistic Director until 1995. His most famous works are Nutcracker, Spartacus and Ivan the Terrible.

About The Sleeping Beauty:
Created for the Mariinsky Theatre of St. Petersburg, The Sleeping Beauty opened its premiere in January 1890. Marius Petipa created brilliant soloists steps for the choreography which are among the most accomplished pieces of the classical repertoire.
The ballet quickly became a huge success across the world and has also emerged as his masterpiece. This new choreographic version from Yuri Grigorovich dates from 1973.

“…the best of the Bolshoi.” –The New York Times on Yuri Grigorovich