Sleeping Beauty
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a beautiful princess, the heroine of a popular fairy tale, awakened from a charmed sleep by the kiss of the prince who is her true love.
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“Sleeping Beauty”A fairy tale from the collection of Charles Perrault, about a beautiful princess cast into a deep sleep through a jealous fairy's curse. Sleeping Beauty is awakened at last by the kiss of a prince.
Sleeping Beauty
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a beautiful princess, the heroine of a popular fairy tale, awakened from a charmed sleep by the kiss of the prince who is her true love.
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(italics) the fairy tale itself.
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(italics) a ballet (1889) by Tchaikovsky.
“Sleeping Beauty”
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Next, an interior shot, sweeping across a gleaming white room occupied by sleek screens and glass-domed beds, space-age Sleeping Beauty contraptions.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
A world premiere by Gregory Spears casts a veil of dream-like haunting over the story of Sleeping Beauty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
But within a matter of years, he is appearing on stage in Sleeping Beauty.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
Gurr asks, referring to a Renie Bardeau picture of Disney behind the wheel in the carriage of a car in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2025
Some artists preferred to go the Sleeping Beauty route.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
“Sleepers Awake” by Gregory Spears, given its world premiere by Opera Philadelphia at the Academy of Music on Wednesday, turns “Sleeping Beauty” on its head.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
“Sleeping Beauty” came from Charles Perrault’s 1697 fairy tale.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2023
The castle in the background looks a lot like the “Cinderella” castle or the “Sleeping Beauty” castle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
“Of Love and Rage,” Alexei Ratmansky’s story ballet based on a romance novel from Greek antiquity, is having a “Sleeping Beauty” moment.
From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
A “Sleeping Beauty” land—The coming of the English—Early explorations—The resourceful Australian.
From Peeps At Many Lands: Australia by Percy F. S. (Percy Frederick Seaton) Spence
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