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The nutcracker.

Title
The nutcracker. Dec. 20, 1986 [videorecording] / [presented by] New York City Ballet ; choreography by George Balanchine ; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.
Publication
1986.

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Additional Authors
  • Balanchine, George
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
  • Nichols, Kyra
  • D'Amboise, Christopher
  • Watts, Heather
  • Somogyi, Jennie
  • Nervi, Dominick
  • Crabtree, Cornel
  • Schumacher, Simone
  • Edwards, Jeffrey
  • Kramarevsky, Andrei
  • Noroña, Rita
  • Cass, Kelly
  • Boal, Peter
  • Otto, William, 1958-
  • Roy, Leslie
  • Bennett, Tracy
  • Saland, Stephanie
  • Padgett, Bruce
  • Horiuchi, Gen
  • Caddell, Stacy
  • Estópinal, Renée
  • Hess, Alexia
  • Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992.
  • Karinska, Barbara.
  • Boelzner, Gordon.
  • Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822.
  • New York City Ballet.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (95 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Uniform Title
Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Balanchine after Ivanov)
Genre/Form
  • Video.
  • Dance.
Note
  • Filmed in close shot. 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, Gordon Boelzner.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, on Dec. 20, 1986, for archival purposes.
Contents
  • Act I (50 min.) / performed by Cornel Crabtree (Dr. Stahlbaum), Simone Schumacher (Frau Stahlbaum), Jennie Somogyi (Marie), Anthony Dunlap (Fritz), Shelley Cohn and Heather Jurgensen (maids), Stacey Calvert, Florence Fitzgerald, Antonia Franceschi, Julie Michael, Teresa Reyes, Wendy Whelan, Charles Anderson, Russell Kaiser, Richard Marsden, Nilas Martins, Brian Reeder, Gordon Stevens, and children's ensemble (guests), Catherine Ryan and Jeffrey Edwards (grandparents), Andre Kramarevsky (Herr Drosselmeier), Dominick Nervi (the nutcracker prince), Rita Norona and Kelly Cass (Harlequin and Columbine), Peter Boal (soldier), William Otto (the mouse king), Charles Anderson, Jeffrey Edwards, Ben Huys, Russell Kaiser, Jerome Kipper, Nilas Martins, Brian Reeder, Gordon Stevens and children (mice); children's ensemble (soldiers) and corps de ballet (snowflakes).
  • Act II (45 min.) / performed by Kyra Nichols (the sugarplum fairy), Christopher D'Amboise (her cavalier), children's ensemble (angels), Leslie Roy and Tracy Bennett with Shelly Cohn, Sharon Hershfield, Heather Jurgensen, Romy Karz, Charles Anderson, Ben Huys, Jerome Kipper, Richard Marsden (hot chocolate), Stephanie Saland (coffee), Bruce Padgett with Kelly Cass, Rita Norona (tea), Gen Horiuchi with children's ensemble (candy canes), Stacy Caddell with Marisa Cerveris, Miriam Mahdaviani, Roma Sosenko, Margaret Tracey (marzipan shepherdesses), William Otto with children's ensemble (Mother Ginger and her Pollchinelles), Heather Watts (dewdrop fairy), Renee Estopinal and Alexia Hess with Barbara Britton, Allison Brown, Stacey Calvert, Florence Fitzgerald, Antonia Franceschi, Elizabeth Irwin, Myrna Kamara, Julie Michael, Teresa Reyes, Simone Schumacher, Santhe Tsetsilas, Wendy Whelan (flowers).
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-3444
OCLC
221987081
Title
The nutcracker. Dec. 20, 1986 [videorecording] / [presented by] New York City Ballet ; choreography by George Balanchine ; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.
Imprint
1986.
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, Gordon Boelzner.
Performer
Danced by New York City Ballet: Kyra Nichols, Christopher D'Amboise, Heather Watts, Jennie Somogyi, Dominick Nervi, Anthony Dunlap, Cornel Crabtree, Simone Schumacher, Catherine Ryan, Jeffrey Edwards, Andre Kramarevsky, Rita Norona, Kelly Cass, Peter Boal, William Otto, Leslie Roy, Tracy Bennett, Stephanie Saland, Bruce Padgett, Gen Horiuchi, Stacy Caddell, Renee Estopinal, Alexia Hess with corps de ballet and children's ensemble.
Event
Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, on Dec. 20, 1986, for archival purposes.
Added Author
Balanchine, George, choreographer.
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Composer
Nichols, Kyra, dancer.
D'Amboise, Christopher, dancer.
Watts, Heather, dancer.
Somogyi, Jennie, dancer.
Nervi, Dominick, dancer.
Crabtree, Cornel, dancer.
Schumacher, Simone, dancer.
Edwards, Jeffrey, dancer.
Kramarevsky, Andrei, dancer.
Noroña, Rita, dancer.
Cass, Kelly, dancer.
Boal, Peter, dancer.
Otto, William, 1958- dancer.
Roy, Leslie, dancer.
Bennett, Tracy, dancer.
Saland, Stephanie, dancer.
Padgett, Bruce, dancer.
Horiuchi, Gen, dancer.
Caddell, Stacy, dancer.
Estópinal, Renée, dancer.
Hess, Alexia, dancer.
Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992. Set designer
Karinska, Barbara. Costume designer
Boelzner, Gordon. 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 5-3444
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