The Sleeping Beauty

The Sleeping Beauty is a classical ballet with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and choreography originally created by Marius Petipa. Its story follows Princess Aurora from a curse at her christening to her awakening and wedding.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: A Russian composer whose works include the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker. His score gives the ballet its musical identity and distinctive orchestral color.
Rose Adagio: A variation in Act I of The Sleeping Beauty in which Aurora balances while taking the hands of four suitors. The scene turns Aurora's coming-of-age celebration into a test of poise and control.
Mariinsky Theatre: A historic opera and ballet theater in Saint Petersburg, Russia, opened in 1860. The ballet premiered there in 1890 as part of the Imperial Theatres.
The Sleeping Beauty (1959 film): A Walt Disney animated feature film released in 1959, loosely based on Charles Perrault's fairy tale. Its adaptation demonstrates how the ballet's story circulated beyond the stage.
The Nutcracker: A two-act ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, first performed in Saint Petersburg in 1892. Tchaikovsky's later ballet followed The Sleeping Beauty and became another enduring repertory work.
Marius Petipa: A French ballet dancer and choreographer who shaped nineteenth-century classical ballet in Russia. He devised the original choreography for the ballet's 1890 premiere.
Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty: A waltz in Act I of Tchaikovsky's ballet, performed during Aurora's birthday festivities. Its buoyant orchestral dance contrasts with the danger introduced by Carabosse.
The Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale): A European fairy-tale tradition about a princess who sleeps under an enchantment until awakened. The ballet adapts this tale while adding court spectacle and a wedding celebration.
The Sleeping Beauty (Royal Ballet): A Royal Ballet staging of The Sleeping Beauty first produced in 1946 at the Royal Opera House. This production helped establish the ballet in the postwar British repertory.
Swan Lake: A ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky about Princess Odette and Prince Siegfried, first performed in 1877. The earlier ballet provides a contrasting example of Tchaikovsky's development as a ballet composer.

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