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Additional authors

1. Balanchine, George
2. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
3. Ashley, Merrill
4. Lavery, Sean
5. Nichols, Kyra
6. Allen, Jordana Rachel
7. Badger, Michael
8. O'Brien, Shaun
9. Hay, Douglas
10. Cerveris, Marisa
11. Mahdaviani, Miriam
12. Otto, William, 1958-
13. Alexopoulos, Helene
14. Hauser, Lauren
15. Frame, Paul Edward
16. Padgett, Bruce
17. Puleo, Michael
18. Caddell, Stacy
19. Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992.
20. Karinska, Barbara.
21. Fiorato, Hugo.
22. Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822.
23. New York City Ballet.

Description

1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (99 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 (52 min.) / performed by Laurence Matthews (Dr. Stahlbaum), Catherine Oppenheimer (Frau Stahlbaum), Jordana Rachel Allen (Marie), Jonathan Joseph Pesselano (Fritz), Shaun O'Brien (Herr Drosselmeier), Michael Christopher Badger (the nutcracker prince), Douglas Hay (soldier), Marisa Cerveris and Miriam Mahdaviani (Harlequin and Columbine), William Otto (mouse king), with Stacey Calvert, Florence Fitzgerald, Antonia Franceschi, Margo Krody, Shawn Stevens, Diana White, Espen Giljane, Carlo Merlo, Alexandre Proia, Ulrik Trojaborg, Runsheng Ying, Stacy Caddell, Nina Fedorova, Susan Gluck, Sharon Hershfield, Linda Homek, Darla Hoover, Julie Michael, Catherine Ryan, Simone Schumacher, Deborah Wingert, Charles Anderson, Michael Byars, Patrick Hinson, Russell Kaiser, Richard Marsden, Carlo Merlo, Damian Woetzel, and children's ensemble.
2. Act II (47 min.) / performed by Merrill Ashley (the sugarplum fairy), Sean Lavery (her cavalier), children's ensemble (angels), Lauren Hauser and Paul Frame with Shelly Cohn, Sharon Hershfield, Catherine Ryan, Wendy Whelan, Espen Giljane, Patrick Hinson, Damian Woetzel, Runsheng Ying (hot chocolate), Helene Alexopoulos (coffee), Bruce Padgett with Kelly Cass, Marisa Cerveris (tea), Michael Puleo with children's ensemble (candy canes), Stacy Caddell with Toni Bentley, Darla Hoover, Miriam Mahdaviani, Rita Norona (marzipan shepherdesses), William Otto with children's ensemble (Mother Ginger and her Pollchinelles), Kyra Nichols (dewdrop fairy) and others.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-3480

Note

1. Filmed in close shot.

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, Hugo Fiorato.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, on Dec. 15, 1985, for archival purposes.

Title

1. The nutcracker. Dec. 15, 1985 [videorecording] / [presented by] New York City Ballet ; choreography by George Balanchine ; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.

Imprint

1. 1985.

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, Hugo Fiorato.

Performer

1. Danced by New York City Ballet: Laurence Matthews, Catherine Oppenheimer, Jordana Rachel Allen, Jonathan Joseph Pesselano, Shaun O'Brien, Michael Christopher Badger, Douglas Hay, Marisa Cerveris, Miriam Mahdaviani, William Otto, Merrill Ashley, Sean Lavery, Lauren Hauser, Paul Frame, Shelly Cohn, Sharon Hershfield, Catherine Ryan, Wendy Whelan, Espen Giljane, Patrick Hinson, Damian Woetzel, Runsheng Ying, Helene Alexopoulos, Bruce Padgett, Kelly Cass, Michael Puleo, Stacy Caddell, Toni Bentley, Darla Hoover, Miriam Mahdaviani, Rita Norona, Kyra Nichols, with corps de ballet and children of the School of American Ballet.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, on Dec. 15, 1985, for archival purposes.

Added author

1. Balanchine, George, choreographer.
2. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Composer
3. Ashley, Merrill, dancer.
4. Lavery, Sean, dancer.
5. Nichols, Kyra, dancer.
6. Allen, Jordana Rachel, dancer.
7. Badger, Michael, dancer.
8. O'Brien, Shaun, dancer.
9. Hay, Douglas, dancer.
10. Cerveris, Marisa, dancer.
11. Mahdaviani, Miriam, dancer.
12. Otto, William, 1958- dancer.
13. Alexopoulos, Helene, dancer.
14. Hauser, Lauren, dancer.
15. Frame, Paul Edward, dancer.
16. Padgett, Bruce, dancer.
17. Puleo, Michael, dancer.
18. Caddell, Stacy, dancer.
19. Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992. Set designer
20. Karinska, Barbara. Costume designer
21. Fiorato, Hugo. Conductor
22. Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822. Author
23. New York City Ballet.

Added title

1. Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Balanchine after Ivanov)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-3480