Event listing: The Nutcracker | Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | Event is in the past

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Royal Opera House, Covent GardenBow Street, Covent Garden, London, Greater London, WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Programme

Music: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893)
Choreography: Marius Petipa (Original), Lev Ivanov (Original), Sir Peter Wright

Performers

The Royal Ballet
Barry Wordsworth	Conductor	2018 Dec 03, 07, 12, 15 mat, eve, 28 mat, eve, 31, 2019 Jan 01 mat, eve
Koen Kessels	Conductor	2018 Dec 21, 22 mat, 24 mat, 2019 Jan 05, 07, 08, 09, 11, 15
Peter Wright	Director
Julia Trevelyan Oman	Set Designer
London Oratory Junior Choir
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Marianela Núñez	Dancer
Vadim Muntagirov	Dancer
Gary Avis	Dancer
Marcelino Sambé	Dancer
Anna Rose O'Sullivan	Dancer

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The trials and tribulations of a veteran Nutcracker junkie

Deborah Weiss, 18th December

A message of fondness to all Nutcracker lovers: the music still works its magic, even after hundreds of performances.

The Nutcracker: the facts behind the magic

Alexandra Desvignes, 14th December

Have you ever wondered what goes on backstage during The Nutcracker?

The Nutcracker: casting a Christmas spell

Mark Pullinger, 3rd December

Along with chestnuts, turkey and Carols from King's, Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without The Nutcracker. It has become a staple part of the festive season.

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Mark Pullinger, 3rd December

What marks the start of Christmas? For many, it's when the Christmas tree magically grows in The Royal Ballet's Nutcracker...

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