Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky the Nutcracker Gary Avis ∙ Iohna Loots ∙ Ricardo Cervera ∙ Miyako Yoshida Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Conducted by Koen Kessels

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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY THE NUTCRACKER GARY AVIS ∙ IOHNA LOOTS ∙ RICARDO CERVERA ∙ MIYAKO YOSHIDA ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE CONDUCTED BY KOEN KESSELS CHOREOGRAPHY BY PETER WRIGHT AFTER LEV IVANOV PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY THE NUTCRACKER Ballet Company The Royal Ballet This all-time ballet favourite, in which young Clara is swept into a fantasy Choreographers Peter Wright adventure when one of her Christmas presents comes to life, is at its Lev Ivanov most enchanting in Peter Wright’s glorious production. Clara, a young Orchestra Orchestra of the girl, creeps downstairs on Christmas Eve to play with her favourite Royal Opera House present – a Nutcracker. But a mysterious magician, Drosselmeyer, is Conductor Koen Kessels waiting to sweep her off on a magical adventure. Stage Director Peter Wright Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker score was commissioned by the director of the Russian Imperial Theatres, following the resounding success of The Herr Drosselmeyer Gary Avis Sleeping Beauty in 1890. Marius Petipa created the scenario, which Clara Iohna Loots is based on a fairytale by E.T.A. Hoffmann, and Lev Ivanov provided Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker Ricardo Cervera the choreography. The Nutcracker was first performed in 1892 at the Dr Stahlbaum Christopher Saunders Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg. It initially had a poor reception, but Mrs Stahlbaum Elizabeth McGorian its combination of enchanting choreography and unforgettable music Fritz Thomas Bedford has since made it one of the best-loved of all ballets. Grandmother Vanessa Fenton Grandfather Alastair Marriott Tchaikovsky’s ravishing score, period designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman Captain/Mouse King David Pickering (including an ingenious magical Christmas Tree), an exquisite Sugar The Sugar Plum Fairy Miyako Yoshida Plum Fairy (Miyako Yoshida), a chivalrous Prince (Steven McRae) and The Prince Steven McRae vibrant dancing by The Royal Ballet make for a captivating performance. “One of the very best seasonal treats for children and adults alike, the Video Director Ross MacGibbon Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker is a handsome, magical, thoroughly traditional rendering of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s immortal if deeply strange story.” Length: 108' (Sunday Express) Shot in HDTV 1080/50i Cat. no. A 020 50078 A production of Royal Opera House Covent Garden World Sales: All rights reserved · credits not contractual · Different territories · Photos: © Johan Persson · Flyer: luebbeke.com Flyer: · Persson contractual Johan Different Photos: © territories credits · not rights · All reserved · Tel. +49.30.30306464 [email protected] Unitel GmbH & Co. KG, Germany · Tel. +49.89.673469-630 · [email protected] www.unitelclassica.com.

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