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The Sleeping Beauty-15 April 2003 Evening

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Original season
Conductor Valeriy Ovsyanikov
Concert Master Peter Manning
Cast
King Christopher Saunders
Queen Christina Arestis
Princess Aurora Marianela Nuñez
Prince Désiré Iñaki Urlezaga
Catalabutte
Master of Ceremonies 		Donald MacLeary
Carabosse Edward Watson
Lilac Fairy, fairy of Wisdom Zenaida Yanowsky
Cupid Luke Ward-Wilkinson Bloxam
Cupid Sean Bates
PROLOGUE
Fairy of Purity Isabel McMeekan
Fairy of Vitality Deirdre Chapman
Fairy of Generosity Bethany Keating
Fairy of Eloquence Jane Burn
Fairy of Temperament Laura Morera
Carabosse's Attendant Valeri Hristov
Carabosse's Attendant Paul Kay
Carabosse's Attendant Brian Maloney
Carabosse's Attendant Johannes Stepanek
Carabosse's Attendant Michael Stojko
Carabosse's Attendant James Wilkie
King's Herald Tim Matiakis
Lilac Fairy's attendants, courtiers, nurses, valets, mice Artists of The Royal Ballet
Lilac Fairy's attendants, courtiers, nurses, valets, mice Students of The Royal Ballet School
ACT I
The Italian Suitor Bennet Gartside
The Spanish Suitor Martin Harvey
The English Suitor Thomas Whitehead
The Turkish Suitor Yohei Sasaki
Princess Aurora's Friend Gemma Bond
Princess Aurora's Friend Jane Burn
Princess Aurora's Friend Deirdre Chapman
Princess Aurora's Friend Victoria Hewitt
Princess Aurora's Friend Bethany Keating
Princess Aurora's Friend Isabel McMeekan
Princess Aurora's Friend Laura Morera
Princess Aurora's Friend Sian Murphy
Peasant Girl Marie Doutrepont
Peasant Girl Francesca Filpi
Peasant Girl Iohna Loots
Lilac Fairy's attendants, garland dancers, courtiers, violin pages, Aurora's pages, royal pages, valets, mice Artists of The Royal Ballet
Lilac Fairy's attendants, garland dancers, courtiers, violin pages, Aurora's pages, royal pages, valets, mice Students of The Royal Ballet School
ACT II
The Countess Genesia Rosato
Tutor Philip Mosley
Peasant girl Samantha Raine
Peasant boy Martin Harvey
The Prince's entourage, hunt attendants, dryads Artists of The Royal Ballet
ACT III
Jewels
The Diamond Fairy Laura Morera
The Gold Fairy Sian Murphy
The Silver Fairy Victoria Hewitt
The Sapphire Fairy Deirdre Chapman
Princess Florine Christina Elida Salerno
The Bluebird Ivan Putrov
Cinderella Isabel McMeekan
Prince Fortuné Martin Harvey
Puss-in-boots Jonathan Howells
The White Cat Pietra Mello-Pittman
Little Red Riding Hood Emma Maguire
The Wolf David Pickering
Grand pas de deux Marianela Nuñez
Grand pas de deux Iñaki Urlezaga
Fairytale Characters
Bluebeard Bennet Gartside
Bluebeard's Wife Tomoko Furuya
Donkey Skin Emily Low
Prince Charmant Thomas Whitehead
Beauty Marie Doutrepont
The Beast Johannes Stepanek
Goldilocks Helen Crawford
Baby Bear Tim Matiakis
Junior Associates of The Royal Ballet School
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: Due to illness Luke Ward-Wilkinson Bloxam was replaced after Act I by Sean Bates who performed in Acts II and III.
Durations: Prologue: 35 minutes, Act I: 29 minutes, First Interval: 20 minutes, Act II: 31 minutes, Second Interval: 20 minutes, Act III: 41 minutes
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet for 15 April 2003 (in Royal Opera House Collections)