The Sleeping Beauty

The Sleeping Beauty, a crowning jewel of Marius Petipa’s career, is often considered the finest achievement of Classical ballet. It is a grandiose and refined blending of the traditional mime, expressive pas d’action and spectacular divertissements in a lavish theatrical setting. Tchiakovsky was delighted with the invitation to write the music for a ballet based on Charles Perrault’s well known fairy tale.