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The nutcracker

Title
The nutcracker [videorecording] / a BBC production in association with The Royal Opera House Covent Garden ; directed for television by Ross MacGibbon ; choreography by Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov ; music by Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky.
Publication
U.K. : British Broadcasting Corporation, c2000.

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Additional Authors
  • MacGibbon, Ross
  • Wright, Peter, 1926-
  • Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822.
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
  • Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901
  • Oman, Julia Trevelyan
  • Henderson, Mark, 1957-
  • Lockyer, Bob
  • Yoshida, Miyako
  • Cope, Jonathan
  • Dowell, Anthony
  • Cojocaru, Alina
  • Putrov, Ivan
  • Meissner, Justin
  • Drew, David
  • McGorian, Elizabeth
  • Ciriaci, Giacomo
  • Rosato, Genesia
  • Heydon, Luke
  • Tranah, Nicola
  • Tuckett, William
  • Essakow, Hubert
  • Burn, Jane
  • Cervera, Ricardo
  • Morera, Laura
  • Yanowsky, Zenaida
  • Svetlanov, Evgeniĭ Fedorovich, 1928-
  • Royal Ballet
  • Royal Opera House (London, England)
  • British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service
  • Dance Films Association
  • Dance on Camera Film Festival
Description
2 videocassettes (VHS, PAL) (108 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Entrant in the Dance Films Association's 31st annual Dance on Camera Festival 2003. Telecast of a stage performance.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Dance Films Association.
Uniform Title
Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Wright after Ivanov)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Credits (note)
  • Based on a story by E.T.A. Hoffmann; production, Peter Wright; design, Julia Trevelyan Oman; stage lighting, Mark Henderson; executive producer for the BBC, Bob Lockyer.
Performer (note)
  • Miyako Yoshida (the Sugar Plum Fairy); Jonathan Cope (the Prince); Anthony Dowell (Herr Drosselmeyer); Alina Cojocaru (Clara); Ivan Putrov (Hans-Peter, the nutcracker); Justin Meissner (Drosselmeyer's assistant); David Drew (Dr. Stahlbaum); Elizabeth McGorian (Mrs. Stahlbaum); Oliver Till (Fritz); Giacomo Ciriaci (Clara's partner [Act I]); Genesia Rosato (grandmother); Luke Heydon (grandfather); Nicola Tranah (dancing mistress); William Tuckett (captain); Hubert Essakow (Harlequin); Jane Burn (Columbine); Ricardo Cervera (soldier); Laura Morera (vivandiere); Richard Ramsey (St. Nicholas); Christopher Saunders (the Mouse King); others.
  • Act II divertissements: Spanish dance: Vanessa Palmer, Justin Meissner, Julie Lack, Sian Murphy, Ricardo Cervera, Thomas Whitehead; Arabian dance: Nicola Tranah, Christopher Saunders, Alastair Marriott, Maurice Vodelgel-Matzen; Chinese dance: Giacomo Ciriaci, Martin Harvey, Brian Maloney, Joshua Tuifua; Russian dance: Bennet Gartside, Tom Sapsford; Dance of the mirlitons: Jane Burn, Mara Galeazzi, Laura Morera, Naomi Reynolds; Waltz of the flowers: Zenaida Yanowsky (Rose Fairy) with Victor Alvarez, Hubert Essakow, Yohei Sasaki, Edward Watson (her escorts), and Chloe Davis, Marianela Nuñez, Rachel Rawlins, Jaimie Tapper (leading flowers); others.
Event (note)
  • Recorded in performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, England.
Contents
Cassette 1. Act I (ca. 54 min.). Also contains first 4 min. of Act II, which is recorded in full on cassette 2 -- Cassette 2. Act II (ca. 54 min.).
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-7133
OCLC
NYPY03-F432
Title
The nutcracker [videorecording] / a BBC production in association with The Royal Opera House Covent Garden ; directed for television by Ross MacGibbon ; choreography by Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov ; music by Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky.
Imprint
U.K. : British Broadcasting Corporation, c2000.
Country of Producing Entity
U.K.
Event
Recorded in performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, England.
Credits
Based on a story by E.T.A. Hoffmann; production, Peter Wright; design, Julia Trevelyan Oman; stage lighting, Mark Henderson; executive producer for the BBC, Bob Lockyer.
Performer
Danced by the Royal Ballet, with students of the Royal Ballet School.
Cast
Miyako Yoshida (the Sugar Plum Fairy); Jonathan Cope (the Prince); Anthony Dowell (Herr Drosselmeyer); Alina Cojocaru (Clara); Ivan Putrov (Hans-Peter, the nutcracker); Justin Meissner (Drosselmeyer's assistant); David Drew (Dr. Stahlbaum); Elizabeth McGorian (Mrs. Stahlbaum); Oliver Till (Fritz); Giacomo Ciriaci (Clara's partner [Act I]); Genesia Rosato (grandmother); Luke Heydon (grandfather); Nicola Tranah (dancing mistress); William Tuckett (captain); Hubert Essakow (Harlequin); Jane Burn (Columbine); Ricardo Cervera (soldier); Laura Morera (vivandiere); Richard Ramsey (St. Nicholas); Christopher Saunders (the Mouse King); others.
Act II divertissements: Spanish dance: Vanessa Palmer, Justin Meissner, Julie Lack, Sian Murphy, Ricardo Cervera, Thomas Whitehead; Arabian dance: Nicola Tranah, Christopher Saunders, Alastair Marriott, Maurice Vodelgel-Matzen; Chinese dance: Giacomo Ciriaci, Martin Harvey, Brian Maloney, Joshua Tuifua; Russian dance: Bennet Gartside, Tom Sapsford; Dance of the mirlitons: Jane Burn, Mara Galeazzi, Laura Morera, Naomi Reynolds; Waltz of the flowers: Zenaida Yanowsky (Rose Fairy) with Victor Alvarez, Hubert Essakow, Yohei Sasaki, Edward Watson (her escorts), and Chloe Davis, Marianela Nuñez, Rachel Rawlins, Jaimie Tapper (leading flowers); others.
Performer
Music played by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, conducted by Evgenii Svetlanov.
Added Author
MacGibbon, Ross. Director
Wright, Peter, 1926- choreographer.
Wright, Peter, 1926- Producer
Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822. Nussknacker und Mausekönig.
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Shchelkunchik.
Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901, choreographer.
Oman, Julia Trevelyan. Designer
Henderson, Mark, 1957- lighting designer.
Lockyer, Bob. Producer
Yoshida, Miyako, dancer.
Cope, Jonathan, dancer.
Dowell, Anthony, dancer.
Cojocaru, Alina, dancer.
Putrov, Ivan, dancer.
Meissner, Justin, dancer.
Drew, David, dancer.
McGorian, Elizabeth, dancer.
Ciriaci, Giacomo, dancer.
Rosato, Genesia, dancer.
Heydon, Luke, dancer.
Tranah, Nicola, dancer.
Tuckett, William, dancer.
Essakow, Hubert, dancer.
Burn, Jane, dancer.
Cervera, Ricardo, dancer.
Morera, Laura, dancer.
Yanowsky, Zenaida, dancer.
Svetlanov, Evgeniĭ Fedorovich, 1928- Conductor
Royal Ballet.
Royal Opera House (London, England)
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
Dance Films Association.
Dance on Camera Film Festival.
Added Title
Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Wright after Ivanov)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-7133
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