Act III
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Act III is the final celebratory act of the classical ballet "The Sleeping Beauty," featuring the wedding festivities of Princess Aurora and Prince Désiré and a series of grand divertissements.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act III (The Sleeping Beauty) | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet act
ⓘ
final act ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Grand divertissement act
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Wedding act ⓘ |
| basedOn | Charles Perrault’s fairy tale La Belle au bois dormant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographyBy | Marius Petipa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concludes | story of Princess Aurora and Prince Désiré ⓘ |
| contains |
character dances
ⓘ
final apotheosis ⓘ grand divertissements ⓘ pas de quatre and pas de deux ⓘ |
| costumeStyle | opulent court costumes ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | model of classical wedding divertissement in ballet repertoire ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | celebratory conclusion ⓘ |
| emphasis | technical virtuosity and courtly grandeur ⓘ |
| features | wedding festivities of Princess Aurora and Prince Désiré ⓘ |
| focusesOn | celebration of Aurora and Désiré’s marriage ⓘ |
| follows | Act II (The Sleeping Beauty) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | romantic fairy‑tale ballet ⓘ |
| includesCharacter |
Lilac Fairy
NERFINISHED
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Prince Désiré NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Aurora NERFINISHED ⓘ various fairy‑tale characters ⓘ |
| languageOfLibretto | Russian ⓘ |
| librettist |
Ivan Vsevolozhsky
NERFINISHED
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Marius Petipa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalCharacteristics | festive and triumphant tone ⓘ |
| musicBy | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStatus | epilogue‑like celebration rather than conflict ⓘ |
| notableNumber |
Grand pas de deux for Aurora and Désiré
ⓘ
Polonaise and Apotheosis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | The Sleeping Beauty (ballet) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceTradition | often adapted or shortened in modern productions ⓘ |
| precedes | curtain calls ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 15 January 1890 (O.S.) ⓘ |
| premieredWith | original 1890 production of The Sleeping Beauty ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scenicDesign | lavish palace setting ⓘ |
| setting | royal palace ⓘ |
| structureRole | resolution of narrative ⓘ |
| style | classical ballet ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 30–40 minutes (depending on production) ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext | full‑length productions of The Sleeping Beauty ⓘ |
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