The Royal Ballet in The Nutcracker
Sir Peter Wright's production of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker for the Royal Ballet features the orchestra of the Royal Opera House conducted by Evgenii Svetlanov.
The Nutcracker, with its wonderful score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, has over the years become a favourite ballet for all the family. It takes place during a Christmas party where the toy maker Drossellmeyer comes to entertain the children. He gives Clara a nutcracker doll and she immediately falls in love with it. When everyone has gone to bed, Clara comes downstairs to find her doll and suddenly gets involved in a great adventure.
Sir Peter Wright's production for the Royal Ballet is designed by Julia Trevelyan Oman, and the orchestra of the Royal Opera House is conducted by Evgenii Svetlanov.
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- Fri 23 Dec 2011 19:00