The Nutcracker - Berlin State Ballet
Dance
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1h 58m
Patrice Bart's staging of the Nutcracker holiday classic premiered at Berlin State Opera in 1999. Christmas provides the realistic setting for a fantastic plot featuring Vladimir Malakhov—one of the greatest dancers of his generation—with Nadja Saidakova dancing the famous Grand Pas de Deux and Oliver Matz as Drosselmeyer. Daniel Barenboim leads Staatskapelle Berlin in capturing the melodic intensity of Tchaikovsky’s famous score.
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Patrice Bart
Venue: Deutsche Oper Berlin
Company: Berlin State Ballet
Cast/Soloist: Nadja Saidakova, Vladimir Malakhov, Oliver Matz, Berlin State Opera Ballet
Genre: Dance
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