Act III

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Act III is the final celebratory act of the classical ballet "The Sleeping Beauty," featuring the wedding festivities of Princess Aurora and Prince Désiré and a series of grand divertissements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet act ⓘ
final act ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Grand divertissement act ⓘ
Wedding act ⓘ
basedOn Charles Perrault’s fairy tale La Belle au bois dormant ⓘ
choreographyBy Marius Petipa ⓘ
concludes story of Princess Aurora and Prince Désiré ⓘ
contains character dances ⓘ
final apotheosis ⓘ
grand divertissements ⓘ
pas de quatre and pas de deux ⓘ
costumeStyle opulent court costumes ⓘ
culturalSignificance model of classical wedding divertissement in ballet repertoire ⓘ
dramaticFunction celebratory conclusion ⓘ
emphasis technical virtuosity and courtly grandeur ⓘ
features wedding festivities of Princess Aurora and Prince Désiré ⓘ
focusesOn celebration of Aurora and Désiré’s marriage ⓘ
follows Act II (The Sleeping Beauty) ⓘ
linked to: The Sleeping Beauty
genre romantic fairy‑tale ballet ⓘ
includesCharacter Lilac Fairy ⓘ
Prince Désiré ⓘ
Princess Aurora ⓘ
various fairy‑tale characters ⓘ
languageOfLibretto Russian ⓘ
librettist Ivan Vsevolozhsky ⓘ
Marius Petipa ⓘ
musicalCharacteristics festive and triumphant tone ⓘ
musicBy Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
narrativeStatus epilogue‑like celebration rather than conflict ⓘ
notableNumber Grand pas de deux for Aurora and Désiré ⓘ
Polonaise and Apotheosis ⓘ
linked to: Polonaise
partOf The Sleeping Beauty (ballet) ⓘ
performanceTradition often adapted or shortened in modern productions ⓘ
precedes curtain calls ⓘ
premiereDate 15 January 1890 (O.S.) ⓘ
premieredWith original 1890 production of The Sleeping Beauty ⓘ
premiereLocation Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg ⓘ
linked to: Mariinsky Theatre
scenicDesign lavish palace setting ⓘ
setting royal palace ⓘ
structureRole resolution of narrative ⓘ
style classical ballet ⓘ
typicalDuration approximately 30–40 minutes (depending on production) ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext full‑length productions of The Sleeping Beauty ⓘ

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