04 December 2018 Fantasy, Music 108 mins
Clara is given an enchanted Nutcracker doll on Christmas Eve. As midnight strikes, she creeps downstairs to find a magical adventure awaiting her and her Nutcracker. Recorded on stage 3 December 2018—15 January 2019 as part of the Autumn 2018/19 season.
Watch the official The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker 2018 trailer in HD below.
Marianela Núñez as The Sugar Plum Fairy
Marcelino Sambé as The Nutcracker
Vadim Muntagirov as The Prince
Anna Rose O'Sullivan as Clara
Gary Avis as Herr Drosselmeyer
David Yudes as Drosselmeyer’s assistant
Christopher Saunders as Dr Stahlbaum
Elizabeth McGorian as Mrs Stahlbaum
Luca Acri as Clara’s partner / Chinese dancer
Hannah Grennell as Grandmother / Spanish dancer
Alastair Marriott as Grandfather
Kristen McNally as Dancing mistress / Spanish dancer
Bennet Gartside as Captain
Benjamin Ella as Harlequin / Rose Fairy Escort
Elizabeth Harrod as Columbine
Paul Kay as Soldier / Russian dancer
Peter Wright Choreographer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Music
Julia Trevelyan Oman Art Designer
Mark Henderson Lighting Design
Lev Ivanov Choreographer
Roland John Wiley Production Consultant
Marius Petipa Scenario Writer
Barry Wordsworth Conductor
Sergey Levitin Orchestrator
Christopher Carr Stage Director
E. T. A. Hoffmann Story
United Kingdom 04 December 2018
Ukraine 24 December 2018
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