Royal Ballet - The Nutcracker

Event Venue: Royal Opera House London

Date: 26 November 2009 to 1 January 2010

Address: Covent Garden, London

London WC2E 9DD

Director: Peter Wright

Nearby Tube stations: Covent Garden, Oxford Circus

To lighten up the true spirit of Christmas, Royal Christmas ballets are very important, as Christmas won’t be Christmas if it is celebrated without classical ballet events. One such ballet The Nutcracker is going to be performed soon. This classical ballet has something enjoyable for everyone telling the story of young Clara, her Nutcracker doll and the magician Drosselmeyer. The ballet is all about Clara’s favorite Christmas present, her doll comes to life and the way she fights the mouse king and visits the kingdom of sweets. Throughout the ballet, the music given by Tchaikovsky’s will take you to another world.

The Ballet Cast: As far as the casting of the ballet is concerned, the characters are mentioned below.

The Prince: Rupert Pennefather, Sergei Polunin, Federico Bonelli, Thiago Soares, Johan Kobborg, Valeri Hristov, Steven McRae, David Makhateli and Ivan Putrov

The Sugar Plum Fairy: Lauren Cuthbertson, Yuhui Choe, Alina Cojocaru, Miyako Yoshida, Roberta Marquez, Sarah Lamb, Marianela Nuñez and Laura Morera

The music is a true heart of this ballet but an irresistible joy of Christmas is also there. In the year 2006, the Guardian said this ballet is a production reminds you of the ideal Christmas decoration: “dusted off every year, yet always more fabulous than you remembered.” Moreover, other than the Royal Opera House, the ballet will be performed at several other places.

Show Timings: The show timings are as follows:

26 - 30 Nov 2009 Mon, Thu, Fri 7:30 pm

02 - 09 Dec 2009 Wed 7:30 pm

05 Dec 2009 12:00 pm

11 - 16 Dec 2009 Wed, Fri 7:30 pm

12 Dec 2009 Sat 2:00 pm; 7:00 pm

23 Dec 2009 12:00 pm

28 Dec 2009 7:30 pm

29 - 30 Dec 2009 Tue, Wed 2:00 pm; 7:00 pm

31 Dec 2009 1:00 pm; 6:30 pm

01 Jan 2010 5:00 pm