Fadeyechevs version servant servants to the marchesa marco spada to music by d. It was hurriedly composed for anna sobeshchanskaya, a bolshoi prima ballerina who was scheduled to make her debut in the title role at the fourth performance of the 1877 moscow production, and sought to enrich the. Just two days before his 90th birthday, this screening of yuri grigorovichs the nutcracker reminds us of just how great his interpretations of the classics are, never mind his original ballets this nutcracker was choreographed just four years after what was to be his threedecade tenure at the bolshoi began. A vehicle for the stunning talents of the russian defectors rudolf nureyev and mikhail baryshnikov, this is one of the few grand pas where every eye is on the male dancer. The film of the original cast of yuri grigorovichs production of the nutcracker shows a charming, gogollike, russified version of the now phenomenally popular german tale. For the most part bonynge conducts the music exactly as it would be for the stage. The nutcracker trailer osipova ballet saintpetersburg. The ballet was first presented on 18 december 1892 at the mariinsky theatre in st. Masterpiece of classical dance, this nutcracker is a magical version of the score by tchaikovsky filmed at the bolshoi theatre, starring nina kaptsova and ar.
Tchaikovsky the nutcracker 1989 natalya arkhipova, irek mukhamedov, yuri vetrov, andrei sitnikov, ilze liepa, alexander kopilov, bolshoi. The music was written by tchaikovsky and the dance was designed by lev ivanov. Grand pas legendary ballets with ballet soloists of. Aleksandr kopilov performed by the bolsoi ballet at the bolsoi theatre, moscow 1989. Now, more than half a century later, the production has matured into glorious grandeur. Beautifully virtuosic piano arrangement by mikhail vasilievich pletnev of this pretty pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky composition, which is the best part of the nutcracker and one of the highlights of his career, in my opinion. Ratmansky, second version hermia a midnights summer dream to music by f. Balanchine made some musical edits for his production, adding an entracte originally. This digital sheet music was either arranged by s staff of professional arrangers and composers or it is a new engraving of the compositions original printed arrangement. The nutcracker, captured live in moscow in cinemas on sunday, december 15. Tchaikovsky soloists from the bolshoi theater and the perm troupe at the.
Neumeier participant in the premiere at the bolshoi theatre 2005. Imperial ballets original production of the nutcracker, circa 1900. The nutcracker runs from 8 december 2015 to 14 january 2016. Cecchetti, revival and new choreographic version by s. Bolshoi ballet academy school show vorontsova, arata, osipova, lapatin by ilya kuznetsov. Tchaikovsky dance of the sugar plum fairy nina kaptsova the dance of the sugar plum fairy is a dance for a ballerina. Masterpiece of classical dance, this nutcracker is a magical version of the. Check out below as we breakdown the most difficult and coveted part of a ballet. Hoffmanns story the nutcracker and the mouse king although the original production was not a. It was originally choreographed by marius petipa to the music of ludwig minkus and first presented by the ballet of the imperial bolshoi theatre of moscow, russia on 26 december o. With costumes by barbara karinska and lighting by jack owen brown, it was first presented by new york city ballet at the city center of music and drama, new york, on 29 march 1960.
The nutcracker, bolshoi theatre marie ekaterina krysanova. Grigorovichs version spanish doll the nutcracker 2009 friends to swanilda among the creators at the bolshoi theatre, folie coppelia by l. Schedule for grand pas legendary ballets with ballet soloists of bolshoi. The gate cinema, notting hill gate, london december 31, 2016. Ekaterina krysanova and dmitry gudanov in the nutcracker pas.
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