The nutcracker

DVD 2020

"Explore the dreamlike world of Rudolf Nureyev's interpretation of The Nutcracker. In his imaginative retelling of a 19th-century classic, the young Clara is propelled by dark forces from the realm of childhood into a radiant kingdom where she takes centre stage. With a striking psychoanalytic dimension to the traditional festive favourite, Clara's surreal journey becomes an allegory for the hopes and dreams of a young girl on the cusp of adultho...

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Description:

1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide
4 3/4 in. color
digital
optical
mono
LPCM 2.0
videodisc
NTSC
video file
DVD video
all regions

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated

Notes:

"Historic performances from the Royal Opera House Covent Garden."
Ballet in two acts
Includes cast gallery
Originally broadcast on television in 1968
Based on the story by E.T.A. Hoffmann
Original stage lighting, William Bundy ; television lighting, James Thomas
Principal dancers, Merle Park, Rudolf Nureyev, Leslie Edwards, Betty Kavanagh, Keith Martin, Ann Jenner, Gerd Larsen, Stanley Holden, Wayne Sleep, Ronald Plaisted ; artists of the Royal Ballet ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden ; conductor, John Lanchbery ; chorus master, Douglas Robinson
Recorded Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 1968 March 10
DVD, full screen 4:3, NTSC, all regions; LPCM stereophonic
Accompanying guide in English

Control Number:

3120972

UPC:

809478012481

Other Authors:

Covent Garden Pioneer, presenter
Edwards, Leslie, 1916-2001, dancer
Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822. Nussknacker und Mausekönig
Holden, Stanley, dancer
Jenner, Ann, 1944- dancer
Kavanagh, Betty, dancer
Lanchbery, John, instrumental conductor
Larsen, Gerd, dancer
Martin, Keith, 1943- dancer
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, choreographer (expression), television producer, dancer
Opus Arte (Firm), publisher
Park, Merle, dancer
Plaisted, Ronald, dancer
Royal Ballet, dancer
Royal Opera House (London, England), host institution
Royal Opera House (London, England). Orchestra, instrumentalist
Sleep, Wayne, dancer
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Shchelkunchik
Vernon, John, 1927- television director

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