The ending is almost completely different from the later royal ballet versions. Lauren cuthbertson performs the famous dance of the sugar plum fairy, set to tchaikovskys iconic score. In 1990, wright staged a new production for the birmingham royal ballet that differed quite vastly from his 1985 production. Home products the nutcracker dvd the royal ballet 1985.
An attempt to cram more dancing into a traditional nutcracker reaches a dead end tonight in the lavish royal ballet version on pbs. Under the directorship of kevin ohare, the company unites tradition and innovation in worldclass performances at our covent garden home. The nutcracker by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky on a story by e. Do you think it is too old compared to more recent performances. Hoffmans enchanting story of the nutcracker and the mouse king. Above, watch as laura morera leads the waltz of the flowers on the royal ballets film. Pc quinn wharton twelveyearold christopher wheeldon was annoyed. Peter wrights production of the nutcracker the royal ballet covent garden. But the nutcracker is above all a company ballet, and most of the cast are very fine too. Dance of the sugar plum fairy from the nutcracker the royal ballet youtube. Nutcrackers original credentials by incorporating parts of hoffmanns short story that the ballet libretto ignored, such as the tale of the hard nut. For the first time in many years, the royal ballet has given full access behind the scenes for a landmark 90minute documentary as. Tchaikowskys nutcracker has, over the past century, become a fundamental christmas season entertainment staple, in the event quite appropriate, since the works action takes place upon christmas eve, but as the ballet has proved to be such a popular affair to all ages, it is a welcome diversion during any time of year. Hoffmanns 1816 fairy tale the nutcracker and the mouse king.
This new production of the nutcracker, created by the director of the sadlerss wells royal ballet, captures all the magic of this holiday classic. Royal ballet the nutcracker dvdvhsdownloads ballet alert. Aug 20, 2002 in revenge, the mouse queen casts a spell and turns the toymakers nephew, hanspeter, into a grotesque wooden doll, the nutcracker. Christopher wheeldon creates a workingclass holiday ballet. Gennady rozhdestvensky directs the orchestra of the royal opera house and lesley collier and anthony dowell star as the sugar plum fairy and her prince in this tchaikovsky ballet. Just before christmas, drosselmeyer hatches a plan to free his nephew. While the production design is quite elaborate, much of the action is staged in a. I struggle not to suspend disbelief but faced with the royal ballets latest revival of peter wrights 1984 production, coinciding with. This crisis is impacting theatres and arts venues across the globe.
The royal ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the royal opera house in covent garden, london, england. Maries brother breaks the doll given to her by her uncle drosselmeyer, and when she falls asleep, she has a wonderful dream in which the nutcracker comes to life. One of several performances by sharon shakespeares three counties youth ballet during the 1980s. Overview of nutcracker, the, 1985, with lesley collier, anthony dowell, joan fontaine, at turner classic movies. All of the free movies found on this website are hosted on thirdparty servers such as putlocker, sockshare, allmyvideos, filenuke, vidxden, novamov, nowvideo, megavideo, gorillavid, movshare, muchshare, vidbux, vidbull, vidto, nosvideo, movreel, videozed and many others. The royal ballet have over the years honed the nutcracker to perfection. The royal ballet in the nutcracker bbc two england 29. Find release information for the nutcracker 1985 on allmovie. Aleksandr kopilov performed by the bolsoi ballet at the bolsoi theatre, moscow 1989.
This nvc arts dvd features the earlier 1985 version produced at the royal ballet, covent garden in london and stars the fabulous anthony dowell as the prince, lesley collier as the sugar plum fairy and jonathan cope as the mouse king. It tells the story of a little girl who goes to the land of sweets on christmas eve. Piotr ilyitch tchaikovski ballet in two acts after alexandre dumas choreography. The nutcracker our annual christmas tour nutcracker christmas tour. The only way to break the spell is for the nutcracker to kill the mouse king and to win the love of a fair maiden. Based on hoffmans fairy tale, the nutcracker and the mouse king, the classical ballet takes place one christmas eve in a small 19th century russian town. Jan 04, 2014 one of several performances by sharon shakespeares three counties youth ballet during the 1980s.
Lev ivanovs 1892 ballet combined with tchaikovskys sumptuous, iconic score are presented in a festive period setting with vivid designs to make this a charming and magical production. This christmas, step into the magical world of the nutcracker. Over the last 16 years, peter wrights staging and julia. Jan 21, 2009 hi all, for my ballet collection im considering to buy the 1985 performace of the nutcracker by the royal ballet with lesley collier and anthony dowell dvd.
It emphasises drosselmeyers 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. In her long career, royal introduced the nutcracker ballet to orlando audiences and spawned three generations of accomplished dancers and dance teachers. Bbc two dancing the nutcracker inside the royal ballet. The royal ballet in the nutcracker bbc two england, 29 december 1985 19. Artists of the royal ballet and students of the royal ballet schools. Everything, the dancing, the stage, the lighting, all are superb. Although the set design and most of the costumes are remarkably like the later royal ballet peter wright productions, 2001 and 2009 many tiny details are different. In 1985, sir peter wright staged a new production for the royal ballet that was partially inspired by hoffmanns original story and the notation scores by nikolai sergeyev. Dec 26, 2001 an attempt to cram more dancing into a traditional nutcracker reaches a dead end tonight in the lavish royal ballet version on pbs. This is a recorded before a live audience in 1985 in london uk. Rudolf nureyev staged the nutcracker for the first time in november 1967 for the royal swedish ballet following the request of erick bruhn. He had been cast as fritz in sir peter wrights nutcracker at the royal ballet, but on this particular night in 1985, another boy was.
Royal opera house covent garden foundation, a charitable company limited by guarantee incorporated in england and wales company number. Having taken a great deal of trouble to find a dvd version of the nutcracker ballet for my grandchildren this christmas, i find that the version i chose of the royal ballet was made in the us making it unsuitable for play by uk dvd machines. Balanchine was perhaps the first to recognize that an immigrant ballet could have multiple personalities, that the nutcrackers comingofage theme and its fantasies were serious. Dance of the sugar plum fairy from the nutcracker the. Sir peter wrights 1984 version of the nutcracker for the royal ballet, still performed by the company, stays close to hoffmanns original tale. The orchestra of the royal opera house, covent garden licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of sony bmg music uk. Peter wrights interpretation of the nutcracker has been enchanting children and adults alike since its first performance by the royal ballet in 1984. Tchaikovsky the nutcracker collier, dowell, royal ballet. Tchaikovsky the nutcracker collier, dowell, royal ballet covent garden. Once upon a time, on a very special christmas eve, a young girl named clara received an unusual gift from her adored godfather, drosselmeyer. References to nuremberg and german christmas traditions are.
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