The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet
Dec 25 2001
•2h 55m
•A re-staging of the Royal Ballet's 1985 production, with Anthony Dowell - this time as Drosselmeyer - and a new supporting cast. This Royal Ballet production of The Nutcracker (staged by Peter Wright) is a mix of the Balanchine and Vainonen schools of the Nutcracker. The Balanchine version of the Nutcracker emphasizes the child s fantasy: a land of sweets, with comic relief. The Vainonen Nutcracker emphasizes the romantic dreams of an adolescent.
Cast
See allAnthony Dowell
Drosselmeyer

Alina Cojocaru
Clara
Ivan Putrov
Nutcracker / Hans-Peter (Drosselmeyer's Nephew)

Miyako Yoshida
Sugar Plum Fairy
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