Rose Adagio Duet from Sleeping Beauty, Act I
Clip: Season 41 Episode 23 | 3m
Matthew Bourne's playful choreography between young lovers, set to Tchaikovsky's music.
Matthew Bourne choreographs Tchaikovsky's Rose Adagio as a playful, romantic duet between Princess Aurora (Hannah Vassallo) and the gardener Leo (Dominic North). An excerpt from Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty, airing on Great Performances on April 25 at 9 pm.
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
Rose Adagio Duet from Sleeping Beauty, Act I
Clip: Season 41 Episode 23 | 3m
Matthew Bourne choreographs Tchaikovsky's Rose Adagio as a playful, romantic duet between Princess Aurora (Hannah Vassallo) and the gardener Leo (Dominic North). An excerpt from Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty, airing on Great Performances on April 25 at 9 pm.
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