Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (2019)
- Starring: Avis, O’Sullivan, Sambé, Nunez, Muntagirov, Royal Ballet
- Production by: Peter Wright
- Conductor: Wordsworth, ROH Orchestra
- Label: Opus Arte: 1 DVD (OA 1290D)
- Release Date: August 30, 2019
- Details: 116 minutes, Classical Colour, NTSC (All Regions)
- Languages: English, French, German, Japanese
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DVD in stock approx: £24.18
Opus Arte: OA 1252D. “Peter Wright’s glorious production, Tchaikovsky’s ravishing score, period designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman (including an ingenious magical Christmas tree). Lauren Cuthbertson, Federico Bonelli star in this new version for 2017.
This performance celebrated Peter Wright’s 90th birthday and a production that has been in The Royal Ballet repertory for more than thirty years.” (Based on the 1816 short story by ETA Hoffmann The Nutcracker and the Mouse King). Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-93) Russian born composer. The Nutcracker ballet, had it’s 1st performance in St. Petersburg in 1892.
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