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Trivia
- The Lilac Fairy’s name comes from the Russian belief that placing a newborn baby under a lilac tree would bring the child fortune and wisdom.
- The Sleeping Beauty was Tchaikovsky’s longest ballet. Including intermissions, it is nearly four hours.
- Maria Anderson was chosen by Tchaikovsky himself to create the role of the White Cat after he saw her performance as Cupid in The Vestal. The Dance of Puss-in-Boots and the White Cat was very well-received at the 1890 première and it was even encored.
- The Dark Fairy, called Carabosse, doesn’t do a single classical ballet step. True to his/her nature, Carabosse storms about the stage, furious that the King and Queen didn’t invite him/her to Aurora’s christening.
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