The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet

Release Date: 2001-12-25

Overview: A re-staging of the Royal Ballet's 1985 production, with Anthony Dowell - this time as Drosselmeyer - and a new supporting cast. This Royal Ballet production of The Nutcracker (staged by Peter Wright) is a mix of the Balanchine and Vainonen schools of the Nutcracker. The Balanchine version of the Nutcracker emphasizes the child s fantasy: a land of sweets, with comic relief. The Vainonen Nutcracker emphasizes the romantic dreams of an adolescent.

Rating: 6 / 10

Cast

Anthony Dowell

as Drosselmeyer

Alina Cojocaru

as Clara

Ivan Putrov

as Nutcracker / Hans-Peter (Drosselmeyer's Nephew)

Miyako Yoshida

as Sugar Plum Fairy

Jonathan Cope

as Sugar Plum Fairy's Prince