THE NUTCRACKER LONDON ROYAL BALLET 1969

Published :1997

Editor :Historic performances, Covent Garden

Recording :Historic performances, Covent Garden

Duration :100

Music :Piotr Tchaïkovsky

Production :Rudolf Nureyev

Direction :Royal Opera House Orchestra

Choreography :Rudolf Nureyev after Marius Petipa

Comments :

Performance filmed in Covent Garden with Nureyev and Merle Park in 1968. This version shows Nureyev in the dual role of Drosselmeyer and the Prince.

Clara: Merle Park
Drosselmeyer and the Prince: Rudolf Nureyev

With the soloists and the corps de ballet from the London Royal Ballet.