Ballet in three acts.
Composer: P. Tchaikovsky.
Libretto: M. Petipa and I. Vsevolozhsky based on the tale of S. Perro.
Choreographer-Director: People's Artist of Uzbekistan Ibrakhim Yusupov (choreography - M. Petipa in the version by Y. Grigorovich);
Musical Director and Conductor: People's Artist, Laureate of the State Prize, Professor Dilbar Abdurakhmanova;
Production Designer: People's Artist Vilen Klimentyev and Honored Worker of Culture of Uzbekistan Zubaidullo Batyrov.
Performance duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes.
The first production on the stage of the SABT named after A.Navoi was held in 1953.
The last performance on the stage of the SABT named after A.Navoi was held in 2009.
The first act
The king and queen celebrate the birth of their daughter - Princess Aurora. The guests who arrived at the palace and courtiers congratulate the happy parents. The Lilac Fairy and other good fairies bring their gifts to the newborn, endowing Aurora with excellent spiritual qualities. And suddenly frightened servants announce the arrival of the evil fairy Carabos. She is angry: the king and queen have forgotten to invite her to the celebration! In a rage, Carabos predicts the death of a young Aurora from the injection of a knitting needle. All guests are terrified...
But the Lilac fairy forces the evil fairy Carabos to leave the palace - she will patronize the little princess.
The second act
Celebration in the royal palace: Aurora is sixteen years old! Four princes are going to marry to Aurora, but she does not give preference to any of them. A woman comes out from the crowd of guests and gives Aurora a bouquet. Suspecting nothing, the princess takes it and suddenly pins on a needle, hidden in flowers.
Deadly cold fetters Aurora, the forces leave her. The stranger drops her cloak - this is the fairy Carabos! She angrily laughs, celebrating her victory. Everyone rushes to her, but Carabos instantly disappears.
The Lilac Fairy appears - the patroness of Aurora. She can not destroy the spell of Carabos, but she can reduce the evil. Aurora will not die - she will fall asleep, and will sleep until the prince in love wakes her up.
The third act
Prince Desiree is hunting in his possession. But the hunt does not carry him. He dreams of a beautiful girl he could meet and love. And immediately before Desiree the Lilac Fairy appears. A ghostly image of Aurora arises at her sign. Enchanted Desiree rushes to the princess, but the Aurora eludes him. Desiree is begging the Lilac fairy to reveal the secret of the sleeping beauty who has captured his heart. The Lilac Fairy calls the prince into her magical boat, and they sail to the enchanted castle.
The kingdom has been sleeping for a hundred years. Everything around has gone into neglect. The Lilac Fairy and Prince Desiree are approaching. Carabos and her retinue try to hide the Aurora from them, but in vain - the prince notices a sleeping beauty and, subdued by her beauty, gently kisses her.
The spell of Carabos loses its power. The kiss of a passionately in love boy ruined the evil spell. Aurora wakes up, and with her the whole sleeping kingdom comes to life. The princess sees her deliverer and the reciprocal feeling of love embraces her. Desiree asks the king and queen for the hand of their daughter.
The palace celebrates the wedding of Aurora and Desiree.