The National Ballet of Canada interprets Tchaikovsky's timeless three-act opera in this 1972 performance starring Veronica Tennant and Rudolf Nureyev and featuring The Orchestra of the National Ballet of Canada under conductor George Crum. Rudolph Nureyev stars as Prince Florimund opposite Veronica Tennant as Princess Aurora. After Princess Aurora is cursed at birth, she pricks her finger and sleeps for 100 years, until Prince Florimund wakes her with a kiss.

Cast

Veronica Tennant

Princess Aurora

Rudolf Nureyev

Prince Florimund

Charles Kirby

King Florestan

Susan Menck

The Queen

Simon Semenoff

Catalabutte

Celia Franca

Carabosse

Kristine Soleri

The Lilac Fairy

Frank Augustyn

The Bluebird

Karen Kain

Princess Florine