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The nutcracker.

Title
The nutcracker. Dec. 21, 1986, matinee [videorecording] / [presented by] New York City Ballet ; choreography by George Balanchine ; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.
Publication
1987.

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Additional Authors
  • Balanchine, George
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
  • Fugate, Judith
  • Otto, David, 1959-
  • Roy, Melinda
  • Matthews, Laurence
  • Wingert, Deborah
  • Hershfield, Sharon
  • Huys, Ben
  • Kramarevsky, Andrei
  • Nervi, Dominick
  • Cerveris, Marisa
  • Tracey, Margaret
  • Byars, Michael
  • Donohue, Heather Noelle
  • Ruane, Steven
  • Hess, Alexia
  • Merlo, Carlo
  • Alexopoulos, Helene
  • Hay, Douglas
  • Hinson, Patrick
  • Frame, Paul Edward
  • Hauser, Lauren
  • Roy, Leslie
  • Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992.
  • Karinska, Barbara.
  • McPhee, Jonathan.
  • Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822.
  • New York City Ballet.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (97 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Uniform Title
Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Balanchine after Ivanov)
Genre/Form
  • Video.
  • Dance.
Note
  • The picture quality is dark on some parts of the recording.
Credits (note)
  • Scenario based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's tale The nutcracker and the mouse king ; scenery, Rouben Ter-Arutunian ; costumes, Karinska ; original lighting, Ronald Bates. Conductor, Jonathan McPhee.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, at a matinee on Jan. 3, 1987, for archival purposes.
Contents
  • Act I (50 min.) / performed by Laurence Matthews (Dr. Stahlbaum), Deborah Wingert (Frau Stahlbaum), Heather Noelle Donohue (Marie), Steven Ruane (Fritz), Barbara Britton and Santhe Tsetsilas (maids), Allison Brown, Lisa Chalmers, Elizabeth Irwin, Lisa Jackson, Margo Krody, Sabrina Pillars, Espen Giljane, Peter Naumann, Francois Perron, Alexandre Proia, Sean Savoye, Runsheng Ying, and children's ensemble (guests), Sharon Hershfield and Ben Huys (grandparents), Andre Kramarevsky (Herr Drosselmeier), Dominick Nervi (the nutcracker prince), Marisa Cerveris and Margaret Tracey (Harlequin and Columbine), Michael Byars (soldier), Paul Frame (the mouse king), Ben Huys, Russell Kaiser, Jerome Kipper, Nilas Martins, Francois Perron, Brian Reeder, Runsheng Ying and children (mice); children's ensemble (soldiers) and corps de ballet (snowflakes)
  • Act II (47 min.) / performed by Judith Fugate (the sugarplum fairy), David Otto (her cavalier), children's ensemble (angels), Alexia Hess and Carlo Merlo with Shelly Cohn, Sharon Hershfield, Margaret Tracey, Santhe Tsetsilas, Russell Kaiser, Nilas Martins, Brian Reeder, Gordon Stevens (hot chocolate), Helene Alexopoulos (coffee), Douglas Hay with Kelly Cass, Marisa Cerveris (tea), Patrick Hinson with children's ensemble (candy canes), Kelly Cass with Lisa Jackson, Margo Krody, Rita Norona, Roma Sosenko (marzipan shepherdesses), Paul Frame with children's ensemble (Mother Ginger and her Pollchinelles), Melinda Roy (dewdrop fairy), Lauren Hauser and Leslie Roy with Barbara Britton, Allison Brown, Stacey Calvert, Lisa Chalmers, Elizabeth Irwin, Heather Jurgensen, Myrna Kamara, Romy Karz, Julie Michael, Shawn Stevens, Wendy Whelan, Deborah Wingert (flowers).
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-3440
OCLC
221981017
Title
The nutcracker. Dec. 21, 1986, matinee [videorecording] / [presented by] New York City Ballet ; choreography by George Balanchine ; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.
Imprint
1987.
Credits
Scenario based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's tale The nutcracker and the mouse king ; scenery, Rouben Ter-Arutunian ; costumes, Karinska ; original lighting, Ronald Bates. Conductor, Jonathan McPhee.
Performer
Danced by New York City Ballet: Judith Fugate, David Otto, Melinda Roy, Laurence Matthews, Deborah Wingert, Heather Noelle Donohue, Steven Ruane, Sharon Hershfield, Ben Huys, Andre Kramarevsky, Dominick Nervi, Marisa Cerveris, Margaret Tracey, Michael Byars, Paul Frame, Alexia Hess, Carlo Merlo, Helene Alexopoulos, Douglas Hay, Kelly Cass, Marisa Cerveris, Patrick Hinson, Lauren Hauser, Leslie Roy with corps de ballet and children's ensemble.
Event
Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, at a matinee on Jan. 3, 1987, for archival purposes.
Added Author
Balanchine, George, choreographer.
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Composer
Fugate, Judith, dancer.
Otto, David, 1959- dancer.
Roy, Melinda, dancer.
Matthews, Laurence, dancer.
Wingert, Deborah, dancer.
Hershfield, Sharon, dancer.
Huys, Ben, dancer.
Kramarevsky, Andrei, dancer.
Nervi, Dominick, dancer.
Cerveris, Marisa, dancer.
Tracey, Margaret, dancer.
Byars, Michael, dancer.
Donohue, Heather Noelle, dancer.
Ruane, Steven, dancer.
Hess, Alexia, dancer.
Merlo, Carlo, dancer.
Alexopoulos, Helene, dancer.
Hay, Douglas, dancer.
Hinson, Patrick, dancer.
Frame, Paul Edward, dancer.
Hauser, Lauren, dancer.
Roy, Leslie, dancer.
Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992. Set designer
Karinska, Barbara. Costume designer
McPhee, Jonathan. Conductor
Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822. Author
New York City Ballet.
Added Title
Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Balanchine after Ivanov)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-3440
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