The nutcracker is playing at the royal opera house until 14 january. The performance is scheduled to feature lauren cuthbertson as the sugarplum fairy, matthew golding nehemiah kish as her prince, francesca hayward as clara, alexander campbell as the nutcrac. The royal ballet have over the years honed the nutcracker to perfection. Laura mcculloch, ryoichi hirano and johannes stepanek in the arabian dance in peter wrights production of the nutcracker. As lovingly explained by peter wright himself in a valuable extra, this show tells the story from the point of view of the nutcracker. You can find your nearest participating cinema by using the search function and clicking on this link. Alexander campbell hanspeterthe nutcracker, drosselmeyers. Interviewed by david bain bloomsbury central baptist church, august 28 2019. Peter wrights interpretation of the nutcracker has been enchanting children and adults alike since its first performance by the royal ballet in 1984. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover johannes connections and jobs at similar companies. His royal ballet nutcracker is so rich in detail, thanks to julia trevelyan oman s biedermeierperiod set, that some of its intricacies are best seen in closeup in a cinema relay. The nutcracker royal ballet tickets london box office. The nutcracker from royal opera house live screens for a limited 3 day season in december. Laura mcculloch, ryoichi hirano and johannes stepanek in the.
The royal opera house nutcracker is set sometime between george and victoria in a grand english house. Royal ballet dancers foster young talent through chance to dance. Known by everyone but nonetheless a wonder to listen to, it is the score that makes this ballet not only a christmas classic, but a wonderful piece of art, despite the sugary wrapping. Directed 2016 by peter wright at the royal opera house. July 9, 2017 selective news items 2 comments dancetabs. Laura morera as tatiana, and federico bonelli as onegin in onegin. This thursday, december th, the royal ballet will be screening the nutcracker ballet live into cinemas worldwide. Royal ballet the nutcracker london, royal opera house 23 november 2016 gallery of pictures by dave morgan uk. Yuhui choe, johannes stepanek and bennet gartside in agon, the royal ballet. This winter, banish the dark skies and enjoy a visual feast as we take you and your family on a fantastical adventure. View johannes stepaneks profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The royal ballet ukproductionsthenutcrackerbypeterwright. It is wholly satisfying, scenically in julia trevelyan omans sumptuous sets and costumes, and, choreographically, preserving what is left of lev ivanovs choreography and adding wrights own morethanacceptable movement.
A traditional christmas treat that brings pleasure to many is sweeping our capital, nay sweeping britainthree nutcrackers in london alone, soon to be four when birmingham royal ballet brings its version to o2. There are many christmas traditions that i am less than fond of. That the royal ballets production continues to be peter wrights now vintage production is nothing but a good thing. Rolando villazon as lensky and dmitri hvorostovsky as eugene onegin in eugene onegin. Live screening on 8 december, encore screening 11 december. At the time of writing this, every performance of the royal ballet s the nutcracker is sold out. Laura mcculloch, ryoichi hirano and johannes stepanek in t. Bill cooper johannes stepanek to first soloistmelissa hamilton to. He is hans peter, drosselmeyers nephew, who has been turned into a nutcracker doll by the evil mouse queen.
Hightlight yasmine nagdhi promoted to principal dancer. Johannes stepaneks smile was as charming as ever in the spanish. Join royal ballet dancers letitia stock, marcelino sambe and claire calvert live in the studio as they prepare for peter wrights production of the. Lev ivanovs 1892 ballet combined with tchaikovskys sumptuous, iconic score are presented in a festive period setting with vivid designs to make this a charming and magical production. Austrian choreographer, movement director and assistant director johannes stepanek is a former first soloist of the royal ballet, and has worked as an. How many nutcrackers does it take to crack a christmas n. During the battle, clara saves the nutcrackers life so breaking a magical spell that turned him from a boy to a toy and the mouse king is defeated. At the time of writing this, every performance of the royal ballets the nutcracker is sold out. Laura mcculloch and johannes stepanek in the arabian dance in peter wrights. Dance of the sugar plum fairy from the nutcracker the royal ballet by royal opera house. The royal opera house celebrates ten years of live cinema broadcasts in 2018, leading the way in delivering worldclass opera and ballet around the world.
Captain johannes stepanek mouse king nicol edmonds video director ross macgibbon pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky the nutcracker. First soloist johannes stepanek retires after 17 years with the royal ballet to progress a new career within opera and dance. The royal ballet in the nutcracker, cast of the royal ballet for christmasnew year 201220. Full press release with all promotions, joiners and leavers. For more information and tickets, see the royal opera house website. The magician drosselmeyer transforms the drawing room for a battle between mice and toy soldiers. The nutcracker in rehearsal 2016 the royal ballet youtube. Laura mcculloch, ryoichi hirano and johannes stepanek in the arabian. Sir peter wrights 90 th birthday this week is being celebrated in london and birmingham with his productions of the nutcracker, over 30 years since he first mounted it. Johannes stepanek vienna state opera ballet school.
First soloist valeri hristov joins the artistic teaching faculty at the royal ballet school after 15 years with the company. View johannes stepanek s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. It has been with us since 1984 and i like to think that it is to the royal ballet like the ravens to the tower of london or the barbary apes to gibraltar. Royal ballet promotions, leavers, joiners 20172018. Christmas in the shape of peter wrights nutcracker has arrived earlier than usual at the royal opera house. After the curtain calls at the first night of the royal ballets revival, a cake was. The air in the studio is languid and thick with endeavour. Everything, the dancing, the stage, the lighting, all are superb. The nutcracker royal opera house collections online. Laura mcculloch, a royal ballet soloist who was recently performing on the main stage in. I was at the dress rehearsal for the nutcracker the other day, with lauren cuthbertson and cory stearns in the lead roles they have their first show on friday 6th dec. But the nutcracker is above all a company ballet, and most of the cast are very fine too.
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She trained at the royal ballet upper school and graduated into the company in 2001, promoted to first artist in 2005 and soloist in 2008. Choreography by peter wright after lev ivanov, music by tchaikovsky royal ballet royal opera house 2011 share. However, as a ballet fan, and harborer of a childish attachment to tchaikovskys nutcracker suite, i would not have expected that my. Discarded tutus and dresses longer and thinner than pencils scatter the floor and droop earthwards. Francesca hayward clara, drosselmeyers goddaughter. The royal ballet the nutcracker peter wrights 90th. Yasmine naghdi and johannes stepanek in infra, the royal ballet.
The royal ballet the nutcracker live cinema screening on. Laura mcculloch and johannes stepanek in the nutcracker, the royal ballet rohjohan persson, 2009 scottish dancer laura mcculloch is a former soloist of the royal ballet. Noting that francesca had last spoken to the ballet association in 2014 when she was a first artist, david asked her if she would start where she was now and work backwards. News royal ballet promotions, joiners and leavers, 201718 season. Austrian choreographer, movement director and assistant director johannes stepanek is a former first soloist of the royal ballet, and has worked as an assistant director on several productions for the royal opera. The royal ballets nutcracker has undergone various changes since.
The royal ballet will beam peter wrights production of the nutcracker to cinemas on wednesday, december 16. All will be well, so long as it remains in the repertoire. Laura mcculloch, ryoichi hirano and johannes stepanek in the arabian dance, the nutcracker, johan perssonroh 2010. Johannes stepanek ballet news straight from the stage. Johannes stepanek vienna state opera ballet school united. This crisis is impacting theatres and arts venues across the globe. The royal ballet looks energised by its new star, with a strong company performance around her. Yuhui choe was the most beautiful rose fairy and her escorts, led by brian maloney and johannes stepanek were flawless.
The royal ballet the nutcracker live cinema screening at the time of writing this, every performance of the royal ballets the nutcracker is sold out. It includes classics such as swan lake and the nutcracker, masterpieces by frederick ashton and kenneth macmillan. This is to make space for a 70th anniversary run of the sleeping beauty that starts on 21 december. Johannes stepanek, meaghan grace hinkis, dawid trzensimiech yasmine naghdi, johannes stepanek yasmine naghdi, johannes stepanek tristan dyer, francesca hayward sarah lamb, brian maloney. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. With choreography by scottish ballet founder peter darrell, and live music played by the scottish ballet orchestra, this everpopular ballet is the perfect christmas treat. Laura mcculloch and johannes stepanek in the arabian dance in peter wrights production of the nutcracker, the royal ballet ukproductionsthenutcracker. Laura mcculloch and johannes stepanek in the arabian dance in peter wrights production of the nutcracker, the royal ballet ukproductionsthe nutcracker. Fancy footwork in the nutcracker news royal opera house. Ross stretton had been in his new post as director of the royal ballet for little more than a month this fall when his first production, rudolf nureyevs don quixote, brought forth dark. View johannes stepaneks profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional. Sir peter wright, the grand old man of british ballet celebrates his 90th birthday this was a fine performance of the nutcracker lauren cuthbertson and federico bonelli make for a handsome couple and are well suited to each other both physically and temperamentally the company did sir peter proud at this performance.