La bella addormentata - The Sleeping Beauty

The great ballet classic by Pëtr Il'ič Čajkovskij returns to the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma in a version of great dramaturgical harmony signed by French choreographer Jean-Guillaume Bart.

Poetic, evocative and refined, The Sleeping Beauty is the second of the Russian composer's ballets, on a libretto by Marius Petipa and Ivan Aleksandrovich Vsevolozskij, inspired by Charles Perrault's fairy tale of the same name. 

Set against the backdrop of an enchanted kingdom, the tale on pointe par excellence tells the story of the princess Aurora who, the victim of the spell of the vengeful fairy Carabosse, falls into a deep sleep from which she will only awaken with the kiss of a prince.

On stage, with splendid costumes by Aldo Buti, is an extraordinary cast, including the eagerly awaited star Marianela Núñez, Reece Clarke, Principal of the Royal Ballet of London, making his debut at the Costanzi, the étoiles Alessandra Amato, Rebecca Bianchi, Susanna Salvi, Alessio Rezza, the Principal dancers Claudio Cocino and Michele Satriano, the Soloists, the Corps de Ballet together with the Orchestra of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, conducted by Kevin Rhodes.

Photo: La bella addormentata (The Sleeping Beauty) - Marianela Núñez © Yasuko Kageyama -Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 2018