P. I. Tchaikovsky «The Sleeping Beauty»

SLEEPING BEAUTY

ballet in 2 acts

libretto by I. Vsevolozhsky and M. Petipa

based on Charles Perrault’s fairytailes
Choreography by M. Petipa in version of К. Sergeyev

Cast and Performers

Princess Aurora ………………………………… MALIKA YELCHIBAYEVA

Prince Désiré …………………………………….NELSON PENA
King Florestan XIV ……………………………...AZIZ YESENBAYEV
Queen ……………………………………………AIGUL DUISSEKOVA

Carabosse, the evil fairy ………………...……….AMIR ZHEKSENBEK

Lilac Fairy …………………………………...…..ADIYA MANABASOVA (first performance)

Bluebird ………………………………………….ALIM SULTANBAEV (first performance)

Princess Florine ……………………………….....AKBOTA BEKBOLATOVA (first performance)
Catalabutte..............................................................DAUREN NURZHANOV

Fairies:
Candide Fairy (Crystal Fountain Fairy)...................DINARA KUDABAEVA
Coulante, Fleur de farine Fairy................................MILANA RAKHIMBEKOVA

Miettes qui tombent (Falling breadcrumbs)………AKBOTA BEKBOLATOVA

Violente, Fairy of Golden Vine...............................ARISA HASIMOTO
Canari qui chante (Singing canary)……………..…GULBARSHYN KASABOLAT (first performance)
Grooms……… AZAMAT ASKAROV, NURSULTAN ALPAMYSULY, AIDAR AZBEKOV,

SYRYM AYUPOV

The White Cat ………………………………….....VARVARA PONOMARENKO (first performance)
Puss-in-Boots ……………………………..……..ADILET KARIPOV
Little Red Riding Hood………………………..…DIANA IBRAGIMOVA
The Gray Wolf …………………………………..SYRYM AYUPOV
Cinderella ……………………………..………... GULNUR AMANGELDIYEVA
Prince………………………………………….....ELDAR ABILOV

Galifron…............................................................... DAUREN NURZHANOV
Cannibal …………………………………………NURSULTAN ALPAMYSULY

Cannibal............................................................YERLAN UTESHEV

Servant..............................................................YERLAN UTESHEV

Diamond………………………………..АRISA HASIMOTO

Stones: NURAI NURSAFINA (first performance), DINARA KUDABAYEVA, MILANA RAKHIMBEKOVA(first performance)

Cavaliers…………………………… AZAMAT ASKAROV, SYRYM AYUPOV, ELDAR ABILOV, NURSULTAN ALPAMYSULY

Gnomes: students of the Almaty Choreographic School after Seleznev

Duchesses, Marchionesses, Countesses, Viscountesses, Baronesses - Ballet Artists

Symphony Orchestra and Ballet troupe of the Kazakh National Opera and Ballet Theatre after Abay

Chief conductor NURZHAN BAYBUSINOV, honored worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Stage Conductor - YERBOLAT AKHMEDYAROV, honored worker of Kazakhstan

Choreographer GABRIELA KOMLEVA, People’s Artist of the USSR, laureate of the State Prize of the RSFSR after Glinka, Professor (Saint-Petersburg)

Choreographer’s Assistant ELENA VORONTSOVA (Saint-Petersburg)

Production Designer VYACHESLAV OKUNEV, People’s Artist of Russia, Laureate of the State Prizes (Saint-Petersburg)
Artistic director of the ballet troupe GULZHAN TUTKIBAYEVA, People’s Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan