In the Christmas issue of BBC Music Magazine we’re celebrating the enchanting world of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker.
To whet your appetite, we’ve put together an audio slideshow of pictures from the Royal Opera House’s production of the Christmas classic.
Tchaikovsky’s music is performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn in a Warner Classics recording.
Fancy trying to catch The Nutcracker this Christmas?
The Royal Ballet’s production runs 4 December 2013 – 16 January 2014. Tickets are available online or through the ROH Box Office (+44 (0)207 304 4000. The production is also going to be broadcast live into cinemas on 12 December. For more details visit the Royal Opera House’s website.
English National Ballet are also performing the ballet in London’s Coliseum 11 December – 5 January 2014. For more information, visit the English National Ballet’s website.
Birmingham Royal Ballet performs The Nutcracker at the Birmingham Hippodrame 29 November – 12 December. Visit the company’s website for more information.
To buy a copy of the London Symphony Orchestra’s recording visit the iTunes store or Amazon.
Full picture information:
1. Gary Avis as Drosselmeyer. ROH/Bill Cooper 2012 2. Alastair Marriott as Herr Drosselmeyer and Meaghan Grace Hinkis as Clara. ROH/Johan Persson, 2011 3.Toy soldiers. ROH/Bill Cooper 2012 4. The Christmas Tree. Johan Persson 2009 5. Dancers of The Royal Ballet in The Nutcracker. ROH/Bill Cooper 2012 6. Meaghan Grace Hinkis as Clara in The Nutcracker. ROH/Bill Cooper 2012 7. Dancers of The Royal Ballet in The Nutcracker. ROH/Bill Cooper 2012 8. Thiago Soares as the Prince and Marianela Nuñez as the Sugar Plum Fairy. ROH/Bill Cooper, 2012 9 & 10. Dancers of The Royal Ballet in The Nutcracker. ROH/Johan Persson 2012 11. Meaghan Grace Hinkis and Ludovic Ondiviela in The Nutcracker. Johan Persson 12. The Christmas tree from The Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker. Johan Persson