Description

Royal Ballet
THE NUTCRACKER
screening time: appr. 140 perc, one intermission

CREATIVES
Choreography: Peter Wright (after Lev Ivanov)
Music: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Charlotte Politi
Original Scenario: Marius Petipa (after E.T.A. Hoffmann)
Production and Scenario: Peter Wright
Designer: Julia Trevelyan Oman
Lighting Designer: Mark Henderson
Production Consultant: Roland John Wiley

CAST
The Sugar Plum Fairy: Mayara Magri
The Prince: Reece Clarke
Herr Drosselmeyer: James Hay
Clara: Marianna Tsembenhoi
Hans-Peter / The Nutcracker: Taisuke Nakao
Company: Principal Dancers and Artists of The Royal Ballet
Music performed by: Orchestra of the Royal Ballet and Opera

SHORT SYNOPSIS
On Christmas Eve, the magician Drosselmeyer sweeps young Clara into a magical adventure after her wooden Nutcracker doll magically comes to life. Together, they defeat the evil Mouse King in battle and journey through the Land of Snow to the glittering Kingdom of Sweets, where they are entertained by the magnificent Sugar Plum Fairy.