The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet 2012
The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet 18 January 2012
The Nutcracker
The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Main Stage
Location: London
Date: 18 January 2012 19:30
Running time: 2 hours 18 minutes - including 1 Interval
Generous philanthropic support from
Mr & Mrs Tony Pidgley
Additional generous support by
the Friends of Covent Garden
Background
A magician with secrets, an enchanted gift, a guiding angel and a journey to the Kingdom of Sweets. The seasonal favourite The Nutcracker draws on all the imagination and fantasy of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s story of Christmas Eve, when young Clara creeps downstairs for one of her presents, but finds herself instead at the start of a night of magical adventures. The designs for this now-classic Royal Ballet production re-create a 19thcentury image of Christmas, including the decorated tree that magically grows and the toy soldiers that come to life to fight the Mouse King. The beautifully coloured imaginings of the fantasy Sugar Garden and its celebratory dances make a fabulous contrast – the Sugar Plum Fairy is just one of the delights you will discover here – and Peter Wright’s production tells the story clearly from its mysterious start to its happy conclusion. Tchaikovsky’s music is some of the most instantly memorable in all ballet, with a wealth of famous melodies, conducted here by Barry Wordsworth, Music Director of The Royal Ballet, and Dominic Grier. The Nutcracker is classical ballet at its most approachable and visually entrancing, with something for everyone to enjoy, from the youngest in the family to the oldest – a Christmas present that brings a special magic each year it returns.
Credits
Music
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Choreography
Peter Wright
Lev Ivanov
Production and scenario
Peter Wright
Designs
Julia Trevelyan Oman
Lighting design
Mark Henderson
Production Consultant
Roland John Wiley
Staging
Christopher Carr
Performers
Casting is subject to alteration.
Conductor
Barry Wordsworth
Dominic Grier
The Sugar Plum Fairy
Sarah Lamb
Marianela Nuñez
Laura Morera
Hikaru Kobayashi
Akane Takada
Melissa Hamilton
Alina Cojocaru
Roberta Marquez
Yuhui Choe
The Prince
Thiago Soares
Nehemiah Kish
Federico Bonelli
Valeri Hristov
Dawid Trzensimiech
Sergei Polunin
Johan Kobborg
Steven McRae
Clara
Iohna Loots
Elizabeth Harrod
Emma Maguire
Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Leanne Cope
Sabina Westcombe
Hans Peter / The Nutcracker
Ricardo Cervera
Paul Kay
Alexander Campbell
Ludovic Ondiviela
James Hay
Herr Drosselmeyer
Will Tuckett
Gary Avis
Christopher Saunders
Alastair Marriott
Orchestra
BBC Concert Orchestra
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
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