Fonteyn '59: Sleeping Beauty Extended
Darcey Bussell introduces the original, complete version of Sleeping Beauty from 1959.
Darcey Bussell introduces the original, complete version of Sleeping Beauty created especially for television by producer/director Margaret Dale in 1959 and featuring the then stars of The Royal Ballet, Margot Fonteyn and Michael Somes. This rarely seen film will give viewers a glimpse of an authentic 1950s style of ballet, transporting viewers back to the living rooms of post-war Britain.
The performance features footage previously feared lost but now able to be viewed for the first time since the original broadcast over 50 years ago. This recently rediscovered archive includes the 'lost kiss'; the awakening of Sleeping Beauty by a kiss from her handsome prince.
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Take a look at Margot Fonteyn on stage and screen, throughout her life.
Credits
Producer.............................................................................Margaret Dale
Princess Aurora...................................................................Margot Fonteyn
Prince Florimund..................................................................Michael Somes
Lilac Fairy...........................................................................Lucette Aldous
Carabosse the Wicked Fairy.................................................Yvonne Cartier
Bluebird...............................................................................Brian Shaw
Bluebird..............................................................................Antoinette Sibley
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