PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY GARY AVIS ∙ ∙ ALEXANDER CAMPBELL LAUREN CUTHBERTSON ∙ FEDERICO BONELLI ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE CONDUCTED BY BORIS GRUZIN

CHOREOGRAPHY BY AFTER LEV IVANOV PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY THE NUTCRACKER

Choreographer Peter Wright This all-time favourite, in which young girl Clara is taken on Lev Ivanov a fantasy adventure when one of her Christmas presents comes Ballett Company to life, is gloriously put on stage in Peter Wright’s production, Conductor Boris Gruzin with a choreography by Lev Ivanov. Orchestra Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Clara creeps downstairs on Christmas Eve to play with her Stage Director Peter Wright favourite present – a nutcracker. But the mysterious magician Drosselmeyer is waiting to sweep her off on a magical adventure … Herr Drosselmeyer Gary Avis Clara Francesca Hayward Tchaikovsky’s ravishing score, the period designs including an Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker Alexander Campbell ingenious christmas tree and outstanding principals of the Royal The Sugar Plum Fairy Lauren Cuthbertson Ballet make for a captivating performance. The Prince Federico Bonelli Dr Stahlbaum Christopher Saunders Francesca Hayward, who “dances like a dream child as Clara” Mrs Stahlbaum Elisabeth McGorian (The Stage), is superbly partnered by “Nutcracker” Alexander Fritz Caspar Lench Campbell: “Their duet has a delightful sense of discovery” Grandmother Kristen McNally (The Independent). Gary Avis impresses as Mr Drosselmeyer: Grandfather “This masterful dancer-actor lends pompous exactitude, wittily Captain Johannes Stepanek theatrical flamboyance and cast-iron authority to this vital part” Mouse King Nicol Edmonds (Daily Telegraph).

Video Director Ross MacGibbon

Length: approx. 100' Shot in HDTV 1080/50i Cat. no. A 020 50098

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