The Sleeping Beauty – Act II pas de deux (Fumi Kaneko, Federico Bonelli; The Royal Ballet)

Journey with The Royal Ballet to an enchanted world of princesses, fairy godmothers and magical spells in this landmark production of Petipa’s classic ballet, to Tchaikovsky’s glorious music. Fumi Kaneko (Princess Aurora) and Federico Bonelli (Prince Florimund) perform the Act II pas de deux from The Sleeping Beauty, with Gina Storm Jensen performing the role of the Lilac Fairy. Find out more The Sleeping Beauty holds a special place in The Royal Ballet’s repertory. It was the ballet with which the Company reopened the Royal Opera House in 1946 after World War II, its first production at its new home in Covent Garden. Margot Fonteyn danced the role of the beautiful Princess Aurora in the first performance, with Robert Helpmann as Prince Florimund. Sixty years later, in 2006, the original 1946 staging was revived by then Director of The Royal Ballet Monica Mason and Christopher Newton, returning Oliver Messel’s wonderful