Royal Ballet streams Sleeping Beauty

The Royal Ballet is streaming The Sleeping Beauty as part of its spring 2026 season, expanding digital access to a repertory classic. (classicalite.com) The ballet world is also marking the 100th anniversary of The Royal Ballet School this season — a centennial focused on legacy and next‑gen talent. (gramilano.com)

The Royal Opera House distributes full-length Royal Ballet performances through its Royal Ballet and Opera Stream app and web service, a platform that launched as a branded streaming service offering dozens of archive titles and monthly additions. (rbo.org.uk) The streamed Sleeping Beauty available in the service uses The Royal Ballet’s filmed production credited as a Royal Opera House broadcast recorded live on 16 January 2020 with production by Monica Mason and Christopher Newton and direction for screen by Ross MacGibbon. (static.roh.org.uk) Principal casting on that filmed edition lists Fumi Kaneko as Princess Aurora and Federico Bonelli as Prince Florimund alongside Elizabeth McGorian and Christopher Saunders in the original 2020 cast sheet. (static.roh.org.uk) Runtime listings for the filmed Sleeping Beauty vary by distributor — Marquee TV lists the film at about 138 minutes while other VOD listings show runtimes around 140–142 minutes — and the title is offered on platforms including Marquee TV, Digital Theatre and Prime Video. (marquee.tv) The Royal Opera House also programmes a Cinema Season that broadcasts ballet and opera to roughly 1,500 cinemas across about 50 countries, a parallel distribution channel that has carried Royal Ballet productions internationally. (rbo.org.uk) The Royal Ballet School’s 2026 centenary is running as a year‑long campaign with public “insight” events in March, a limited‑edition centenary calendar and announced summer performance repertoire as part of fundraising and outreach tied to its 100th anniversary. (royalballetschool.org.uk) The School’s official centenary pages note a programme of events to “honour the School’s rich history and celebrate its bright future,” and The Royal Ballet’s digital archive and streaming initiatives expand access to repertory works as the School marks its 100‑year milestone. (royalballetschool.org.uk) The Royal Ballet School’s public information also states that about 90% of its students rely on financial support, with roughly 25% receiving full fee support—details cited by the School amid centenary fundraising and talent‑development activities. (rbo.org.uk)

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