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Release Date:
January 1, 1985
Original Title:
The Nutcracker
Alternate Titles:
Peter Wright's Production Of The Nutcracker
Genres:
Family | TV Movie
Production Companies:
BBC
Kultur Video
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 99
Sir Peter Wright’s 1984 version of The Nutcracker for The Royal Ballet, still performed by the Company, stays close to Hoffmann’s original tale. It emphasises Drosselmeyer’s mission to find a young girl – Clara – who can break the curse imposed by the Mouse King on his nephew Hans Peter and thus restore him to human form. References to Nuremberg and German Christmas traditions are present in the settings, with a kingdom of marzipan featured in Act 2.
Choreographer:
Lev Ivanov
Marius Petipa
Peter Wright
Peter Wright
Conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Costume Design:
Julia Trevelyan Oman
Director:
John Vernon
Lighting Design:
John B. Read
Makeup Artist:
Toni Chapman
Production Design:
Julia Trevelyan Oman
Stage Director:
Peter Wright
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