What is La Belle au bois dormant (opera)?
{{italictitle}} [[File:Michele Carafa by Antoine Maurin.jpg|thumb|Carafa]] '''''La Belle au bois dormant''''' ({{lang-en|The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood}}) is an [[opera]] in three acts by [[Michele Carafa]] to a [[French language|French]] [[libretto]] by François-Antonine-Eugène de Planard after the [[fairy tale]] [[The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood|of the same name]] by [[Charles Perrault]]. It was first performed on March 2, 1825 at the [[Salle Le Peletier]] of [[Paris Opera]]. The famous tenor [[Adolphe Nourrit]] created the role of the Prince. The choreography was composed by [[Pierre Gabriel Gardel]], and sets designed by [[Pierre-Luc-Charles Cicéri]]. == Main roles == * Aurora, [[soprano]] * The Queen, soprano * The Prince, [[tenor]] * Carabosse, [[baritone]] * King Florestan, baritone == Other websites == *[http://www.amadeusonline.net/almanacco.php?Start=0&Giorno=2&Mese=03&Anno=1825&Giornata=&Testo=&Parola=Stringa Amadeus Almanac] {{DEFAULTSORT:Belle au bois dormant, La}} [[Category:1820s operas]] [[Category:Sleeping Beauty]] {{performing-arts-stub}}