The Sleeping Beauty

  • Rated 2.0 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1972
  • 1h 27m
  • Music
  • Documentary

Ballet luminary Rudolf Nureyev choreographed this spectacular 1972 National Ballet of Canada production of Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty," and also stars as Prince Florimund opposite Veronica Tennant as Princess Aurora. After Princess Aurora is cursed at birth, she pricks her finger and sleeps for 100 years, until Prince Florimund wakes her with a kiss. Conductor George Crum leads the Orchestra of the National Ballet of Canada.

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Director
Norman Campbell
Starring
Rudolf Nureyev, Veronica Tennant, Charles Kirby, Susan Menck

Cast

  • Rudolf Nureyev

    Rudolf Nureyev

    Prince Florimund

  • Veronica Tennant

    Veronica Tennant

    Princess Aurora

  • Charles Kirby

    King Florestan

  • Susan Menck

    The Queen

  • Simon Semenoff

    Catalabutte

  • Celia Franca

    Carabosse

  • Kristine Soleri

    The Lilac Fairy

  • Frank Augustyn

    The Bluebird

  • Karen Kain

    Princess Florine

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