- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 streaming video file (120 min.) : sd., col.
- Summary
- Rehearsal, with some interruptions and repetitions. Rudolf Nureyev, who dances the dual role of Drosselmeyer and the prince, is partly or completely in practice clothes; he also appears on stage to direct the action as well as to dance. The voices of stage technicians are audible from off-camera, and the lighting occasionally changes during the course of a dance. Repeated sections include: Act I, Clara and the battle with the mice; Act II, Clara and the bats, Spanish dance, finale. The tape ends with ca. 6 min. of candid footage.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of Douce François-Freitas.
- Series Statement
- Rudolf Nureyev Collection
- Uniform Title
- Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Vaĭnonen)
- Alternative Title
- Casse-noisette
- Genre/Form
- Dance.
- Video.
- Dance rehearsals.
- Note
- Accompanied by data sheet.
- Original container is labeled "Casse-noisette."
- Access (note)
- Patrons can access streaming video file online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
- Credits (note)
- Scenery and costumes, Nicholas Georgiadis.
- Performer (note)
- Claude de Vulpian (Clara), Rudolf Nureyev (Drosselmeyer/the prince), others.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped in dress rehearsal onstage, with sets and orchestra, at the Opéra de Paris, on December 18, 1987; video documentation, Douce François.
- Call Number
- *MGZIDF 10135
- OCLC
- NYPY03-F225
- Title
The nutcracker [electronic resource] / [presented by] the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris ; choreography and mise-en-scène by Rudolf Nureyev ; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.
- Imprint
December 18, 1987.
- Country of Producing Entity
France.
- Series
Rudolf Nureyev Collection
- Event
Videotaped in dress rehearsal onstage, with sets and orchestra, at the Opéra de Paris, on December 18, 1987; video documentation, Douce François.
- Credits
Scenery and costumes, Nicholas Georgiadis.
- Performer
Danced by the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris.
- Cast
Claude de Vulpian (Clara), Rudolf Nureyev (Drosselmeyer/the prince), others.
- Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
- Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIA 4-4322 RNC.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, choreographer, dancer.
Vulpian, Claude de, dancer.
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Composer
Georgiadis, Nicholas, 1923-2001. Designer. Costume designer
François, Douce.
Opéra de Paris. Ballet.
- Added Title
Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Vaĭnonen)
- Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 10135