The Sleeping Beauty
29 July 1961
Nureyev gave several performances in a season of The Sleeping Beauty given by the International Ballet of the Marquis de Cuevas which opened on 21 June 1961. Not all Nureyev’s performance dates in this season are currently identified but it’s known that he alternated the roles of the Prince and the Bluebird. At this closing performance of the season he danced with a different Princess Aurora in each act!
The New York Public Library holds a video of part of one of the performances in the season in their Digital Collection.