From the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg, December 2012
Valery Gergiev — conductor
Vasily Vainonen — choreography
Benjamin Tyrrell — stage and costumes

Piotr Tchaikovsky — The Nutcracker

Chapters:
0:00 Overture
29:39 Act I
52:08 Prelude to Act II
55:58 Act II Spanish Dance
1:02:29 Act II Eastern Dance
1:07:12 Act II Chinese Dance
1:08:36 Act II Trepak — Russian Dance
1:09:59 Act II Pas de trois — Dance of the reed pipes
1:13:38 Act II Waltz of the Flowers
1:21:05 Act II Pas de deux — Intrada
1:27:57 Act II Pas de deux — Tarantella
1:29:05 Act II Pas de deux — Dance of the sugar plum fairy
1:31:31 Act II Pas de deux — Coda
1:33:32 Final Waltz and Apotheosis

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— Cast — Masha the Princess: Alina Somova
The Nutcracker Prince: Vladimir Shklyarov
Masha: Alexandra Korshunova

Stahlbaum: Vladimir Ponomaryov
His wife: Alexandra Gronskaya
Luisa: Alena Mashintseva
Franz: Pavel Miheyev
Drosselmeyer: Fyodor Lopukhov
The Grandmother: Lira Khuslamova
The Grandfather: Stanislav Burov
The Nanny: Valeria Karpina

The Nutcracker: Pavel Miheyev
Clown: Konstantin Ivkin
Doll: Yana Selina
Blackamoor: Alexei Popov
The Mouse King: Soslan Kulaev

Waltz of the Snowflakes (Act II): Valeria Martynyuk, Yana Selina and artists of the ballet
Elegant Ladies and Gentlemen: Viktoria Brilyova, Ksenia Dubrovina, Boris Zhurilov, Konstantin Zverev

Dancers in Act II:
Spanish Dance: Nadezhda Batoeva, Denis Zainetdinov
Eastern Dance: Elena Bazhenova and artists of the ballet
Chinese Dance: Valeria Martynyuk, Grigori Popov
Trepak (Russian Dance): Polina Rassadina, Ksenia Romashova, Mikhail Berdichevski
Pas de trois (Dance of the reed pipes): Eleonora Sevenard, Yulia Zolotykh, Roman Surkov
Waltz of the Flowers: Viktoria Brilyova, Ksenia Ostreikovskaya, Diana Smirnova, Yuliana Chereshkevich, Andrei Ermakov, Kirill Safin, Kamil Yangurazov, Konstantin Zverev and artists of the ballet
Pas de deux — Intrada
Pas de deux — Tarantella
Pas de deux — Dance of the sugar plum fairy
Pas de deux — Coda
Final Waltz and Apotheosis

Mariinsky Theatre Children´s Chorus
Chorus Coach: Dmitry Ralko

The Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky‘s eternal classic, in the choreography by Vasily Vainonen, is a colorful and sensuous dance production: dance in the highest perfection and mastery of modern technology.
This successful production is recorded exclusively for EuroArts Music. The film creates spectacular images of this great ballet production for the viewer. Under the direction of Andreas Morell, this historically unique Nutcracker promises to be a breathtaking experience.

Picture: Valentin Baranovsky 2012
© 2012 EuroArts / Mariinsky Theatre

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