

Likes: Aurora, the Lilac Fairy, large crownsĭislikes: Too much excitement The Fairy of Darkness (a.k.a Carabosse) San Francisco Ballet in Tomasson's The Sleeping Beauty // © Erik Tomasson Prone to hysterics, Aurora’s mother, the Tsarina, is luckily good friends with the Lilac Fairy, who manages to keep her head about her in a crisis.

Likes: Power, the Tsarina, hosting partiesĭislikes: Disobedience, pointy objects The Tsarina (a.k.a. The King, His Royal Highness, Dad) San Francisco Ballet in Tomasson's The Sleeping Beauty // © Chris HardyĪurora’s father and king of a vast fairytale nation, the Tsar is known for being slightly overbearing, but all out of love for his only child. Likes: Lilacs, good decision making, childrenĭislikes: The Fairy of Darkness The Tsar (a.k.a. Wise, and perhaps a bit over-involved in her godchildren’s lives, her origins are shrouded in mystery. The most powerful fairy in the land, the Lilac Fairy is godmother to both Princess Aurora and Prince Desiré, and, one presumes, several other princes and princesses. The Fairy of Wisdom) San Francisco Ballet in Tomasson's The Sleeping Beauty. Likes: Saving entire kingdoms, dancing with sleeping princesses, huntingĭislikes: Evil curses, women born in this century The Lilac Fairy (a.k.a. The lucky godson of The Lilac Fairy, his claim to fame is that he fell in love with a girl in a vision and then saved her entire kingdom with a kiss. Little is known of Prince Desiré’s origins, though his name suggests his native country was Francophone.

Prince Charming, His Royal Highness) Carlo Di Lanno in Tomasson's The Sleeping Beauty // © Erik Tomasson Likes: Parties, roses, making her own decisions, pointy objectsĭislikes: Being told what to do, sleeping in Prince Desiré (a.k.a. She’s rescued by Prince Desiré, whom she later marries. The Princess, Beauty, Her Royal Highness) Sasha De Sola in Tomasson's The Sleeping Beauty // © Erik Tomassonįirstborn child of the Tsar and Tsarina, Aurora is cursed to sleep a hundred years. Meet Aurora, Prince Charming, and Other Characters from this Beloved Ballet.
