It was at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg that the ballet The Sleeping Beauty premiered in 1890, with a score by Tchaikovsky and choreography by Marius Petipa. This New Year's Eve programme revolves around Act III, in which Princess Aurora is brought out of her long sleep by the prince of her dreams and marries him. This is the Mariinsky troupe in a veritable explosion of grace and virtuosity. In addition, prima ballerina Uliana Lopatkina dances Camille Saint-Saëns' famous Dying Swan, first performed by Anna Pavlova.
In conclusion the soloists of the Mariinsky Theatre's Young Singers' Academy perform the finale of Rossini's Journey to Rheims in a joyous celebration of the coming of the New Year.
With the collaboration of Naxos
Conductor and artistic director | Valery Gergiev
Stage director | Alexeï Stepaniuk
Soloists and Ballet of the Mariinsky Theatre
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre
Program
The Sleeping Beauty
Music by Piotr Ilyich Chaikovski
Choreography | Sergeï Vikharev, after Marius Petipa
The Dying Swan
Music by Camille Saint-Saëns
Choreography | Mikael Fokine
Protagonist | Uliana Lopatkina
Il Viaggio a Reims (Finale)
Music by Gioacchino Rossini
Soloists of the Mariinsky Theatre's Young Singers' Academy