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The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Director Frederick Ashton
Music by Tchaikovsky
Ballet in two acts after the story by E.T.A. Hoffmann "The Nutcracker and the Rat King"
Choreography and production by Rudolf Nureyev
The Prince's Variation and the Pastorale in Act 2 by Vassily Vainonen
Designed by Nichola Georgiadis

Starring Merle Park and Rudolf Nureyev

In March this year BBC-2 presented for the first time this complete ballet in colour direct from The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Leader, Charles Taylor
Conducted by John Lanchbery
A section of the Royal Opera Chorus
Chorus-Master, Douglas Robinson

Act 1 (Christmas Eve)
Sc. 1: Outside Dr. Stahlbaum's house
Sc. 2: The children's party
Sc. 3: Clara's dream - the Snowflakes
Act 2
Sc. 1: Clara's journey
Sc. 2: The dream grotto
Sc. 3: Divertissements
Sc. 4: Clara's reawakening

(Colour)

Contributors

Director (Royal Ballet):
Frederick Ashton
Music:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
After the story "The Nutcracker and the Rat King" by:
E.T.A. Hoffmann
Choreography/Production:
Rudolf Nureyev
Choreography:
Vassily Vainonen
Designer:
Nicholas Georgiadis
Musicians:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Orchestra leader:
Charles Taylor
Conductor:
John Lanchbery
Singers:
A section of the Royal Opera Chorus
Chorus-master:
Douglas Robinson
Television Presentation:
John Vernon
Act 1:
Scenes 1 and 2
Dr. Stahlbaum:
Leslie Edwards
Frau Stahlbaum:
Betty Kavanagh
Herr Drosselmeyer/The Nutcracker:
Rudolf Nureyev
Clara:
Merle Park
Fritz, her brother/Chinese Dance:
Keith Martin
Louisa, her sister:
Ann Jenner
Grandmother/Arab Dance:
Gerd Larsen
Grandfather:
Stanley Holden
Children/Marines and Rats:
Pupils of The Royal Ballet Junior School
Guests/Cavalry/Snowflakes/Waltz:
Artists of the Royal Ballet
Snowflakes:
Vyvyan Lorrayne
Snowflakes/Russian Dance:
Monica Mason
Spanish Dance:
Georgina Parkinson
Spanish Dance:
Michael Coleman
Arab Dance:
Ann Howard
Arab Dance:
Alexander Grant
Arab Dance:
Gary Sherwood
Chinese Dance:
Kenneth Mason
Chinese Dance:
Geoffrey Cauley
Russian dance:
Jane Robinson
Russian dance:
Derek Rencher
Russian dance:
Ronald Hynd
Pastorale:
Carole Hill
Pastorale:
Lesley Collier
Pastorale:
Wayne Sleep
Source: Radio Times

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