Release Date

01 Jan, 1985

Runtime

01:39: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

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Actors

Crew

John B. Read

Lev Ivanov

Marius Petipa

Peter Wright

Julia Trevelyan Oman

Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

Julia Trevelyan Oman

Toni Chapman

Peter Wright

John Vernon

Peter Wright