Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Balanchine, George
2. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
3. Fugate, Judith
4. Otto, David, 1959-
5. Roy, Melinda
6. Matthews, Laurence
7. Wingert, Deborah
8. Hershfield, Sharon
9. Huys, Ben
10. Kramarevsky, Andrei
11. Nervi, Dominick
12. Cerveris, Marisa
13. Tracey, Margaret
14. Byars, Michael
15. Donohue, Heather Noelle
16. Ruane, Steven
17. Hess, Alexia
18. Merlo, Carlo
19. Alexopoulos, Helene
20. Hay, Douglas
21. Hinson, Patrick
22. Frame, Paul Edward
23. Hauser, Lauren
24. Roy, Leslie
25. Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992.
26. Karinska, Barbara.
27. McPhee, Jonathan.
28. Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822.
29. New York City Ballet.

Description

1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (97 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Uniform title

1. Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Balanchine after Ivanov)

Genre/Form

1. Video.
2. Dance.

Contents

1. Act I (50 min.) / performed by Laurence Matthews (Dr. Stahlbaum), Deborah Wingert (Frau Stahlbaum), Heather Noelle Donohue (Marie), Steven Ruane (Fritz), Barbara Britton and Santhe Tsetsilas (maids), Allison Brown, Lisa Chalmers, Elizabeth Irwin, Lisa Jackson, Margo Krody, Sabrina Pillars, Espen Giljane, Peter Naumann, Francois Perron, Alexandre Proia, Sean Savoye, Runsheng Ying, and children's ensemble (guests), Sharon Hershfield and Ben Huys (grandparents), Andre Kramarevsky (Herr Drosselmeier), Dominick Nervi (the nutcracker prince), Marisa Cerveris and Margaret Tracey (Harlequin and Columbine), Michael Byars (soldier), Paul Frame (the mouse king), Ben Huys, Russell Kaiser, Jerome Kipper, Nilas Martins, Francois Perron, Brian Reeder, Runsheng Ying and children (mice); children's ensemble (soldiers) and corps de ballet (snowflakes)
2. Act II (47 min.) / performed by Judith Fugate (the sugarplum fairy), David Otto (her cavalier), children's ensemble (angels), Alexia Hess and Carlo Merlo with Shelly Cohn, Sharon Hershfield, Margaret Tracey, Santhe Tsetsilas, Russell Kaiser, Nilas Martins, Brian Reeder, Gordon Stevens (hot chocolate), Helene Alexopoulos (coffee), Douglas Hay with Kelly Cass, Marisa Cerveris (tea), Patrick Hinson with children's ensemble (candy canes), Kelly Cass with Lisa Jackson, Margo Krody, Rita Norona, Roma Sosenko (marzipan shepherdesses), Paul Frame with children's ensemble (Mother Ginger and her Pollchinelles), Melinda Roy (dewdrop fairy), Lauren Hauser and Leslie Roy with Barbara Britton, Allison Brown, Stacey Calvert, Lisa Chalmers, Elizabeth Irwin, Heather Jurgensen, Myrna Kamara, Romy Karz, Julie Michael, Shawn Stevens, Wendy Whelan, Deborah Wingert (flowers).

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-3440

Note

1. The picture quality is dark on some parts of the recording.

Credits (note)

1. 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, Jonathan McPhee.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, at a matinee on Jan. 3, 1987, for archival purposes.

Title

1. The nutcracker. Dec. 21, 1986, matinee [videorecording] / [presented by] New York City Ballet ; choreography by George Balanchine ; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.

Imprint

1. 1987.

Credits

1. 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, Jonathan McPhee.

Performer

1. Danced by New York City Ballet: Judith Fugate, David Otto, Melinda Roy, Laurence Matthews, Deborah Wingert, Heather Noelle Donohue, Steven Ruane, Sharon Hershfield, Ben Huys, Andre Kramarevsky, Dominick Nervi, Marisa Cerveris, Margaret Tracey, Michael Byars, Paul Frame, Alexia Hess, Carlo Merlo, Helene Alexopoulos, Douglas Hay, Kelly Cass, Marisa Cerveris, Patrick Hinson, Lauren Hauser, Leslie Roy with corps de ballet and children's ensemble.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, at a matinee on Jan. 3, 1987, for archival purposes.

Added author

1. Balanchine, George, choreographer.
2. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Composer
3. Fugate, Judith, dancer.
4. Otto, David, 1959- dancer.
5. Roy, Melinda, dancer.
6. Matthews, Laurence, dancer.
7. Wingert, Deborah, dancer.
8. Hershfield, Sharon, dancer.
9. Huys, Ben, dancer.
10. Kramarevsky, Andrei, dancer.
11. Nervi, Dominick, dancer.
12. Cerveris, Marisa, dancer.
13. Tracey, Margaret, dancer.
14. Byars, Michael, dancer.
15. Donohue, Heather Noelle, dancer.
16. Ruane, Steven, dancer.
17. Hess, Alexia, dancer.
18. Merlo, Carlo, dancer.
19. Alexopoulos, Helene, dancer.
20. Hay, Douglas, dancer.
21. Hinson, Patrick, dancer.
22. Frame, Paul Edward, dancer.
23. Hauser, Lauren, dancer.
24. Roy, Leslie, dancer.
25. Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992. Set designer
26. Karinska, Barbara. Costume designer
27. McPhee, Jonathan. Conductor
28. Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822. Author
29. New York City Ballet.

Added title

1. Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Balanchine after Ivanov)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-3440