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The Nutcracker (2008)

The Nutcracker (2008)

Music
Release Date: 2008, November 18
Directors: Valery Gergiev
Countries: Russia
Production: Mariinsky Theatre
Cast: Anton Lukovkin, Irina Golub, Leonid Sarafonov, Vladimir Ponomarev, Elena Bashenova

Overview:

This version of "The Nutcracker" gives the classic ballet a tragic spin, with Masha (instead of Clara) now the unloved, unappreciated daughter of the Town Council President. At a Christmas party, Masha is given a seemingly alive Nutcracker by her Uncle Drosselmeyer, and Masha instantly is enchanted with it. The toys come to life at midnight, and after Masha helps the Nutcracker defeat attacking mice, he takes her to his kingdom, where he is later revealed to be a handsome Prince. The Prince and Masha fall deeply in love, but their "happy ending" has a morbid twist not found in any other "Nutcracker".

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