Research Catalog

Title

The nutcracker. Dec. 14, 1985 [videorecording] / [presented by] New York City Ballet ; choreography by George Balanchine ; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.

Publication

1985.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Balanchine, George
• Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
• Nichols, Kyra
• Lüders, Adam
• Ashley, Merrill
• Kramarevsky, Andrei
• Boos, Paul
• Wingert, Deborah
• Cass, Kelly
• Hayes, Jocelyn
• Nervi, Dominick
• Lynch, Timothy
• Noroña, Rita
• Byars, Michael
• Frame, Paul Edward
• Roy, Leslie
• Mofid, Afshin
• Saland, Stephanie
• Hay, Douglas
• Killian, Katrina
• Castelli, Victor
• Hlinka, Nichol
• Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992.
• Karinska, Barbara.
• Irving, Robert, 1913-1991.
• Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822.
• New York City Ballet.

Description

1 videodisc (NTSC) (96 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.
• Kyra Nichols dances in place of Darci Kistler, who is listed in program credits.

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, Robert Irving.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, on Dec. 14, 1985, for archival purposes.

Contents

• Act I (51 min.) / performed by Paul Boos (Dr. Stahlbaum), Deborah Wingert (Frau Stahlbaum), Jocelyn Hayes (Marie), Dominick Nervi (Frtiz), Sharon Hershfield and Julie Michael (maids), Catherine Ryan and Damian Woetzel (the grandparents), Andre Kramarevsky (Herr Drosselmeier), Timothy Lynch (the nutcracker prince), Michael Byars (soldier), Rita Norona and Kelly Cass (Harlequin and Columbine), Paul Frame (mouse king), with Lisa Chalmers, Elizabeth Irwin, Lisa Jackson, Sabrina Pillars, Teresa Reyes, Shelley Scott, Jeffrey Edwards, Christopher Fleming, Paul Frame, Peter Naumann, David Otto, Sean Savoye, Charles Anderson, Peter Boal, Russell Kaiser, Richard Marsden, Damian Woetzel, Runsheng Ying, Myrna Cameron, Stacy Caddell, Kelly Cass, Marisa Cerveris, Shelly Cohn, Zippora Karz, Katrina Killian, Cynthia Lochard, Rita Norona, Wendy Whelan, and children's ensemble.
• Act II (45 min.) / performed by Kyra Nichols (the sugarplum fairy), Adam Luders (her cavalier), children's ensemble (angels), Leslie Roy and Afshin Mofid with Kelly Cass, Shelly Cohn, Sharon Hershfield, Wendy Whelan, Charles Anderson, Russell Kaiser, Richard Marsden, Sean Savoye (hot chocolate), Stephanie Saland (coffee), Douglas Hay with Katrina Killian and Rita Norona (tea), Victor Castelli with children's ensemble (candy canes), Nichol Hlinka with Lisa Jackson, Shelly Scott, Roma Sosenko, Shawn Stevens (marzipan shepherdesses), Paul Frame with children's ensemble (Mother Ginger and her Pollchinelles), Merrill Ashley (dewdrop fairy) and others.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-3481

OCLC

228072880

Title

The nutcracker. Dec. 14, 1985 [videorecording] / [presented by] New York City Ballet ; choreography by George Balanchine ; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.

Imprint

1985.

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, Robert Irving.

Performer

Danced by New York City Ballet: Paul Boos, Deborah Wingert, Jocelyn Hayes, Dominick Nervi, Sharon Hershfield, Julie Michael, Catherine Ryan, Damian Woetzel, Andre Kramarevsky, Timothy Lynch, Michael Byars, Rita Norona, Kelly Cass, Paul Frame, Lisa Chalmers, Elizabeth Irwin, Lisa Jackson, Sabrina Pillars, Teresa Reyes, Shelly Scott, Jeffrey Edwards, Christopher Fleming, Paul Frame, Peter Naumann, David Otto, Sean Savoye, Charles Anderson, Peter Boal, Russell Kaiser, Richard Marsden, Damian Woetzel, Runsheng Ying, Myrna Cameron, Stacy Caddell, Kelly Cass, Marisa Cerveris, Shelly Cohn, Zippora Karz, Katrina Killian, Cynthia Lochard, Rita Norona, Wendy Whelan, Kyra Nichols, Adam Luders, Leslie Roy, Afshin Mofid, Stephanie Saland, Douglas Hay, Katrina Killian, Victor Castelli, Nichol Hlinka, Roma Sosenko, Shawn Stevens, with corps de ballet and children of the School of American Ballet.

Event

Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, on Dec. 14, 1985, for archival purposes.

Local Note

Complete credits were not available at time of cataloging.

Added Author

Balanchine, George, choreographer.

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Composer

Nichols, Kyra, dancer.

Lüders, Adam, dancer.

Ashley, Merrill, dancer.

Kramarevsky, Andrei, dancer.

Boos, Paul, dancer.

Wingert, Deborah, dancer.

Cass, Kelly, dancer.

Hayes, Jocelyn, dancer.

Nervi, Dominick, dancer.

Lynch, Timothy, dancer.

Noroña, Rita, dancer.

Byars, Michael, dancer.

Frame, Paul Edward, dancer.

Roy, Leslie, dancer.

Mofid, Afshin, dancer.

Saland, Stephanie, dancer.

Hay, Douglas, dancer.

Killian, Katrina, dancer.

Castelli, Victor, dancer.

Hlinka, Nichol, dancer.

Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992. Set designer

Karinska, Barbara. Costume designer

Irving, Robert, 1913-1991. 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 5-3481