Scene from: The Sleeping Beauty
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor: David Coleman
The Sleeping Beauty remains, as Rudolf Nureyev often called it, the "ballet of ballets." It is the most accomplished and the most brilliant, as well as one of the most spectacular of the 19th century, and the most representative of the "noble" style of classical dancing. Rudolf Nureyev's version, which he created for the Opera Ballet in 1989, was recorded at the Opéra Bastille in 1999, in a new production (sets and costume) created by his faithful collaborators, Ezio Frigerio and Franca Squarciapino, who had already produced Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet and La Bayadère.
Cast: Princess Aurora - Aurélie Dupont, Prince Désiré - Manuel Legris, King Florestan - Vincent Cordier, The Queen - Nathalie Quernet, Catalabutte - Laurent Queval, The Lilac Fairy - Béatrice Martel, Carabosse - Nathalie Aubin, Princess Florina - Delphine Moussin, Bluebird - Benjamin Pech, Puss in Boots - Stéphane Elizabé, White Cat - Laetitia Pujol.
Catalogue: 8573-85802-2