Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker (2014)

The Royal Ballet presents Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker - part of the Royal Opera House 2013/2014 season of productions, filmed live at Covent Garden and screened in cinemas worldwide.

"Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker score was commissioned by the director of the Russian Imperial Theatres, following the resounding success of Sleeping Beauty in 1890. Marius Petipa created the scenario – based on a fairytale by E. T. A. Hoffman – and Lev Ivanov provided the choreography... Clara, a young girl, creeps downstairs on Christmas Eve to retrieve her favourite present. But a mysterious magician, Drosselmeyer, is waiting to sweep her off on a magical adventure." (Royal Opera House)

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