Tchaikovsky The Sleeping Beauty (Roberto Bolle, Diana Vishneva) La Scala

Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty
Roberto Bolle, Diana Vishneva
La Scala

Premiered in 1890 at the Mariinsky theater. The music was Tchaikovsky's opus 66. The score was completed in 1889, and is the second of his three ballets. The ballet is based on Charles Perrault's "la belle au bois dormant" The choreographer of the original production was the great (and still unmatched) Marius Petipa.
The Sleeping Beauty was the first successful ballet composed by Tchaikovsky. However, it was no more popular than his first ballet, the swan lake.The production was heavily criticized for being too lavish, even though the music was incredible.

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Publicity shot of the original cast of Tchaikovsky's ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, St Petersburg: Mariinsky Theater, 1890. Carlotta Brianza starred as Aurora.
(Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Carlotta Brianza and Pavel Gerdt of the Imperial Ballet as Princess Aurora and Prince Desire in the 1890 premiere of the Sleeping Beauty. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)