Dedicated to the Memory of Dr. R.P. Jain
Curated by Sunit Tandon and Samaresh Chatterji

BALLET
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty
(138 min; 2017; dvd)

From The Royal Ballet, with Marianela Nuñez (Princess Aurora); Vadim Muntagirov (Prince Florimund); Kristen McNally (Carabosse); Claire Calvert (Lilac Fairy); Christopher Saunders (King Florestan XXIV); Elizabeth McGorian (His Queen); Alastair Marriott (Catalabutte)

Choreography: Marius Petipa
Additional Choreography: Frederick Ashton, Anthony Dowell, Christopher Wheeldon
Production: Monica Mason and Christopher Newton, after Ninette de Valois and Nicholas Sergeyev
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor: Koen Kessels

Royal Ballet Principal Marianela Nuñez delights as Princess Aurora and Vadim Muntagirov as her Prince Florimund star in this performance of a timeless classic with one of the most beloved ballet scores of all time.

Curated by Samaresh Chatterji. Introduced by Sunit Tandon