The Nutcracker [Blu-ray]

Overview

England's Royal Ballet mounted this 2009 production of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's +Nutcracker - one of the true hallmarks of the holiday season, which finds sweet young Clara getting swept into a lavish fantasy after one of her Christmas presents springs to magical life. This version stars Miyako Yoshida as The Sugar Plum Fairy, Steven McRae as The Prince, Gary Avis as Herr Drosselmeyer, and Iohna Loots as Clara. Peter Wright adapted Lev Ivanov's original choreography, Peter Wright did the production and scenario, and Christopher Carr did the staging. The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House lends symphonic accompaniment under the baton of Koen Kessels.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/26/2010
UPC:	0809478070726
Original Release:	2009
Source:	Bbc / Opus Arte
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	2:07:00
Sales rank:	34,992

Special Features

Cast gallery; Rehearsing at White Lodge; Peter Wright tells the story of the Nutcracker

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Miyako Yoshida	The Sugar Plum Fairy,Primary Artist
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra	Primary Artist
Koen Kessels	Primary Artist
Steven McRae	The Prince
Gary Avis	Herr Drosselmeyer
The Royal Ballet	Primary Artist
Iohna Loots	Clara
Steven McRae	Primary Artist
Ricardo Cervera	Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker

Technical Credits

Ross MacGibbon

Producer,Director