The Nutcracker
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The Nutcracker

This historic performance from 1968 captures Rudolf Nureyev at the peak of his career. Nureyev's legendary performance makes this the definitive Nutcracker on video. Watch, and enjoy being transported with Clara, the Sugar Plum Fairies and the Nutcracker Prince into a world of fantasy!

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Cast

Rudolf Nureyev

Rudolf Nureyev

Herr Drosselmeyer/The Prince

Merle Park

Clara

Leslie Edwards

Leslie Edwards

Dr. Stahlbaum

Betty Kavanagh

Frau Stahlbaum

Keith Martin

Fritz

Ann Jenner

Louisa

Gerd Larsen

Grandmother

Stanley Holden

Grandfather

Wayne Sleep

Wayne Sleep

The Nutcracker

Ronald Plaisted

The Rat King

Georgina Parkinson

Spanish Dance

Michael Coleman

Spanish Dance

Alexander Grant

Arab Dance

Ann Howard

Arab Dance

Gary Sherwood

Arab Dance

Kenneth Mason

Chinese Dance

Geoffrey Cauley

Chinese Dance

Monica Mason

Russian Dance

Jane Robinson

Russian Dance

Derek Rencher

Derek Rencher

Russian Dance

Ronald Hynd

Russian Dance

Carols Hix

Pastorale

Leslie Collier

Pastorale

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Crew

Rudolf Nureyev

Rudolf Nureyev

Choreographer

Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Music

John Vernon

Director

Rudolf Nureyev

Rudolf Nureyev

Producer

Graham Haines

Sound