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\nAlexander Campbell as Hans-Peter/the Nutcracker dances his mime sequence from Act II of Peter Wright's production of The Nutcracker, recorded live in December 2013. Find out more at Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker score was...\nAlexander Campbell as Hans-Peter/the Nutcracker dances his mime sequence from Act II of Peter Wright's production of The Nutcracker, recorded live in December 2013. Find out more at Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker score was commissioned by the director of the Russian Imperial Theatres, following the resounding success of The Sleeping Beauty in 1890. Marius Petipa created the scenario, which is based on a fairytale by E.T.A. Hoffmann, and Lev Ivanov provided the choreography. The Nutcracker was first performed in 1892 at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg. It initially had a poor reception, but its combination of enchanting choreography and unforgettable music has since made it one of the most loved of all ballets. In Peter Wright’s classic production for The Royal Ballet, the stage sparkles with theatrical magic – a Christmas tree grows before our eyes, toy soldiers come to life to fight the villainous Mouse King and Clara and the Nutcracker are whisked off to the Kingdom of Sweets on a golden sleigh. Tchaikovsky’s score contains some of ballet’s best-known melodies, from the flurrying Waltz of the Snowflakes to the dream-like Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy – all brilliantly set in Wright’s choreography. Julia Trevelyan Oman’s designs draw upon 19th-century images of Christmas, making this magical production perfect for the festive season. In this mime sequence from Act II, Hans-Peter recounts to the Sugar Plum Fairy his adventures, and how Clara saved him from the Mouse King. The cast includes Francesca Hayward as Clara and Gary Avis as Herr Drosselmeyer.\n
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2019
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