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Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker / Maximova, Vasiliev, BolshoiRating:
Release Date: 30 November, 1999 Retail Price: $9.95 OUR Price: $9.95 You SAVE: $0.00! Cast: |
Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker / Maximova, Vasiliev, Bolshoi Reviews
The Best Possible!
This is a superb live on-stage performance. The virtuoso dancers are highly inspired by the support of the audience and show their best. The dance technique is almost unbelievable and gives a taste of the outstanding Russian ballet school. The viewer can see here the full Nutcracker version - nothing is skipped. The orchestra is very good and also shown on the recording. The conductor comes on the stage at the end to accept congratulations. Most of the scenes are masterpieces. Compared to other Nutcracker versions, all dancers here are superb, not only the main characters. Every detail is worked out in the best possible way. If you are interested in ballet, you should own this one!
Ivy Lin is right, and then some!!!
This performance is hideous! I wanted a dvd for my daughter who was getting confused between the "real" nutcracker story we had seen at the ballet, and the "Barbie" version. Any version that has Clara dancing as the Sugar Plum Fairy as well is counterfeit! Barbie scores a point! The sets are dull - where is the land of sweets? We have to look at the tree the whole time! The costumes are dull, tattered, and often aren't remotely resembling the various delicacies (coffee, tea etc.)which leads to confusion. The Mouse King seems to survive too long, and finally decends down a trap door with the Nutcracker, who awkwardly returns with his sword. Bottom Line: this is the worst version I could have gotton. Go elsewhere for a more accurate story, less bizarre production. And finally, the worst of it is the stuffed, yes stuffed, nutcracker about 3 feet tall, instead of a real wood one. If they want it to show up on stage, couldn't they think of a better idea? It is ridiculous to the point of being comical! Beware all Bolshoi versions as I gather from the other cover they are still dancing with the same stuffed nutcracker - possible handed down through the years for posterity?
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