The Sleeping Beauty
2.0/ 10 1 votes 1972-01-01 1h 27m 2 popularity
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.
Director: Norman Campbell
Rudolf Nureyev
Prince Florimund
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
