Christmas has truly arrived and tchaikovskys ballet continues to delight young and old with its festive magic, light. Royal opera house darcey bussell sylvia darcey bussell and roberto bolle star in frederick ashtons sylvia, restored to the splendour of its elegant and opulent threeact form for the 75th anniversary celebrations of the royal ballet. Sir peter wrights 1984 production of the christmas ballet par excellence really is the benchmark for how the nutcracker should look and feel, and its broadcast as part for the royal opera house live cinema relays programme is a fitting start to christmas celebrations worldwide it comes down to the passion of all involved. Royal opera house, the nutcracker performance advice. In the 1940s, it became the resident ballet company at the royal opera house, and in 1956, the royal ballet was granted a royal charter. Meet the nutcracker design team kansas city ballet. Theatre in the kauffman center for the performing arts. Any interpretation of the nutcracker will benefit from the glorious sweeping tchaikovsky score, which was played superbly here by the orchestra of the royal opera house under the direction of koen kessels, rightly receiving the biggest cheer of the evening. The first warm glow of christmas once again comes courtesy of peter wrights gorgeous production of the nutcracker, a seasonal classic at the royal ballet since 1984 now shown in the revision made for the reopening of the renovated royal opera house in 1999.
This site uses cookies to provide you with a great user experience. Ticket alert current subscribers can renew now for the 20202021 season and the nutcracker. The nutcracker design team assembled for the 2015 world premiere of the reimagined production of kansas city ballets holiday tradition began. The young clara creeps downstairs on christmas eve to play with her favourite present a nutcracker doll. Uk has a full schedule of mustsee events at the royal opera house. Kansas city ballet association gkccf nonprofit search guidestar. Founded in 1957, kansas city ballet is a 30member professional ballet company under the direction of artistic director devon carney and executive director jeffrey j. Conductor boris gruzin orchestra orchestra of the royal opera house cast lauren cuthbertson, federico bonelli, francesca hayward, alexander campbell, gary avis music pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky choreography peter wright after lev ivanov designs. Royal ballet the nutcracker royal opera house londondance. Here, you can buy and sell tickets securely and get access to the best shows the venue has to offer. Home kansas city ballet professional ballet company. Together with pantos, christmas musicals and choral realness, this festive landscape can become quite cringy.
Nutcracker royal opera house available in bluray, dvd ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. The same year the kauffman center opened, kansas city ballet kcb opened the todd. Countless versions of tchaikovskys tuneful music have been performed around the world over. Peter wrights interpretation of the nutcracker has been enchanting children and adults alike since its first performance by the royal ballet in. There was a reason why i mentioned the age of the audience at the cinema screenings. Gary avis debonair drosselmeyer flings glitter to the heavens and the christmas tree magically grows.
Sweeping majestically down a long, narrow corridor lined with framed blackandwhite portraits of musicians, a freshfaced dancer. Kaleena burks impresses in her role as odetteodile in kansas city ballets swan lake. The nutcracker is one of my all time favourite ballets, stories and pieces of classical music, the story has such a timeless charm, that still entertains and enchants, and tchaikovskys score contains some of his bestknown music for good. The nutcracker, royal opera house, london admirable. The nutcracker royal opera house tickets event dates. First, he created the sixmember second company, kcb ii.
Such genius music would make watching rubbish worthwhile. Kansas city ballets reimagined nutcracker is elegant, fun and a bit. Tchaikovsky, mark ermler, royal opera house covent. I would follow jonathanquinns excellent advice and try for tickets for enbs family friendly performance on 2nd january failing which, for other performances, the enbs website mentions that upto two children can attend half price with every adult. Buy the nutcracker royal opera house tickets from the official site. Growing the organization was one of his priorities when he arrived.
Today, the company is still based at the royal opera house in londons covent garden and employs about 100 dancers. The royal ballets production of the nutcracker has a richly traditional air. A young girls enchanted present leads her on a wonderful adventure in this classic ballet, danced to tchaikovskys glittering score. This is a fulllength youtube featured 1 hour, 48 minutes long video of the nutcracker by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, conducted by the legendary conductor evgeny svetlanov and choreographed by peter wright after lev ivanov and released by the bbc. A magician with secrets, an enchanted gift, a guiding angel and a visit through the land of snow to the kingdom of sweets. The royal ballet is marking sir peter wrights 90th birthday with one of his stagings, made especially for the royal opera house.
The rebuilt and reimagined nutcracker from the kansas city ballet is, among other things. Its hard to imagine a production more indulgently sumptuous than peter wrights restaging of lev ivanovs choreography to tchaikovskys famous score. Christmas simply wouldnt be christmas without the royal ballets classic production of the nutcracker. Peter wrights interpretation of the nutcracker has been enchanting children and adults alike since its first performance by the royal ballet in 1984. At the curtain call, the majority of viewers gradually committed to a standing ovation. Their journey to the land of sweets brings with it some of the most familiar of all ballet moments, such as. Ballerina anna trofimova talks about this unique opportunity to learn from and perform with.
If there is only one nutcracker with which to herald the christmas season, let it always be this one. Miyako yoshida, steven mcrae, gary avis, iohna loots, ricardo cervera, orchestra of the royal opera house, koen kessels, the royal ballet, peter wright. The royal ballets nutcracker is the most traditional of british productions julia trevelyan omans designs evoke 19thcentury nuremberg. A history of excellence professional ballet company and school.
Ballet but also for boston ballet, national ballet of flanders, and the royal. Nutcracker london tickets viagogo, worlds largest ticket marketplace. At devon carneys kansas city ballet, the roster is growing pointe. Dec 4, 2015 a recent dress rehearsal of the nutcracker by the kansas city. In rep at the royal opera house, london, until 14 january. Conductor boris gruzin orchestra orchestra of the royal opera house cast lauren cuthbertson, nehemiah kish, gary avis, francesca hayward, alexander campbell music pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky choreography peter wright, after len ivanov. The proliferation of nutcrackers in london is a clear indication that we are approaching christmas. Under royal charters, royal opera house brings you the best of opera and ballet, with a full schedule all year round. That great seasonal stalwart the nutcracker starts playing at the royal opera house on the 3rd december, offering families a fun and festive treat watching clara dance in front of the christmas tree. The kansas city ballet kcb is an american professional ballet company based in kansas. The magician drosselmeyer transforms the drawing room for a battle between mice and toy soldiers.
With origins in greek mythology, sylvia was loved by aminta, abducted by orion and eventually rescued by eros. The nutcracker has long been one of the most delightful ways to discover the enchantment of ballet and makes for a delicious seasonal treat for all the family. Snow lies thick on the steeplypitched roofs of a german town. Tchaikovskys muchloved music is matched to a magical adventure on christmas eve for clara and her nutcracker doll. Lev ivanovs 1892 ballet combined with tchaikovskys sumptuous, iconic score are presented in a festive period setting with vivid designs to make this a charming and magical production. The nutcracker, royal opera house, london the independent.
The nutcracker royal opera house in peter wrights classic production, 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 is whisked to the land of sweets on a golden sleigh. We take you behind the scenes at the royal opera house as the royal ballet put together their superb version of the nutcracker for christmas. On the 4th january 2017, i went, with my family, to watch the ballet production of the nutcracker at the royal opera house. The royal opera house auditorium roh sim canettyclark. The mission of kansas city ballet is to establish the organization as an. Royal opera house covent garden foundation, a charitable company limited by guarantee incorporated in england and wales. This production has been in the royals rep for more than 400 performances, and for me it still ranks as nutcracker gold.
Just down the road, at the london coliseum, the english national. Western ballets nutcracker performed on december 4th, 2015. Christmas tree fairies gleam with gilding, while the. A child who has been asking to see the nutcracker ballet should be given the chance to do that and not be taken to a musical or panto, imo. Peter wrights nighon definitive production for the royal ballet ranks as one of the most enduring and enchanting versions of the nutcracker. The nutcracker at the royal opera house country life.
I t is not just the ravishing prettiness of its designs that makes the royal ballets nutcracker the best. From 2005 to 2015, maynard served on the faculty of san francisco ballet school. Area parking and information for the citizens bank opera house. Tickets go on sale to the general public september, 2020. No other major dance company can boast a staging as true to the ballet. Experiencebiography david joined kansas city ballet in spring 2015. The royal opera house gave sir peter a splendidly ornate cake and a medallion. The christmas magic of the nutcracker katy birchall december 23, 2015. But the mysterious magician drosselmeyer is waiting to sweep her off on a magical adventure. A sinister bass clarinet throbs, a harp glints and the strings begin their ascent. Hoffmann, it opens with the christmas festivities of little clara and her family and progresses through a sequence.
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