Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty | Watch Online & Full Details
🎬 Title: Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty
Story: The wicked fairy Carabosse is furious she wasn’t invited to Princess Aurora’s christening. She gives the baby a spindle, saying that one day the Princess will prick her finger on it and die. The Lilac Fairy makes her own christening gift a softening of Carabosse’s curse: Aurora will not die, but will fall into a deep sleep, which only a prince’s kiss will break. The masterful 19th-century choreography of Marius Petipa is combined with sections created for The Royal Ballet by Frederick Ashton, Anthony Dowell and Christopher Wheeldon. Recorded live as part of the Royal Opera House Live Cinema Season 2019/20 with encore screenings broadcast online during the #OurHousetoYourHouse programme.
⭐ Rating: 7 (2 votes)
📅 Release date: 2020-01-16
⏱️ Runtime: 2h 15m
🎭 Genres: Music, Fantasy, Romance
🎬 Director: Ross MacGibbon
✍️ Writer: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
🏢 Production companies: Royal Opera House
👥 Cast: Fumi Kaneko (Princess Aurora), Federico Bonelli (Prince Florimund), Gina Storm-Jensen (Lilac Fairy), Kristen McNally (Carabosse), Christopher Saunders (King), Elizabeth McGorian (Queen), Thomas Whitehead (Catalabutte), Romany Pajdak (Fairy of The Crystal Fountain / Princess Aurora's Friend / Red Riding Hood), Luca Acri (Crystal Fountain Cavalier), Mayara Magri (Fairy of The Enchanted Garden / Florestan's Sister)
Editor’s note: Our short take on Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty (2020): A confident blend of Music, Fantasy, Romance, focused more on tone than spectacle. Ross MacGibbon keeps the storytelling tight, favoring character beats over empty flash. Fumi Kaneko, Federico Bonelli, Gina Storm-Jensen anchor the film with grounded, unshowy work. The 2h 15m runtime suits the material; scenes land without dragging. A respectable mid-tier entry with a couple of memorable beats. Worth a watch for the craft alone, even beyond the genre appeal.
