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.
Stars: Lesley Collier, Anthony Dowell, Michael Coleman, Julie Rose, Guy Niblett, Sandra Conley
Crew: Julia Trevelyan Oman (Production Design), Julia Trevelyan Oman (Costume Design), Toni Chapman (Makeup Artist), John B. Read (Lighting Design), Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (Conductor), Lev Ivanov (Choreographer)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Studio: BBC, Kultur Video
Runtime: 99 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 1985
IMDb: 7
Keywords:ballet
