Comparing The Lilac Fairy And Carabosse In The Marriage Of Princess Aurora

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Usually we do not differentiate between the Four Suitors, and inevitably so. In the final analysis, whether they are portrayed as perfectly respectable young men, or as vain fops and braggarts the point is that none of them is right for Aurora. No matter how confusing it may be, there is no escaping the realization that Carabosse prevents the marriage of Princess Aurora to the wrong individual! Effectively, Désiré and Aurora meet through the intervention of both the Lilac Fairy and Carabosse! Having the same ballerina play both characters during a run of The Sleeping Beauty, as happened with Sara Mearns in the winter of 2017, is a master stroke. Similarly, it is fascinating for a ballerina who formerly portrayed the Lilac Fairy to enact later

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