The Birmingham Royal Ballet Editore: Pioneer Argomento: ISBN / Barcode: 8425736089273 Euro € 26.00 This production is wonderfully lavish and an absolute delight. The somewhat sketchy story of The Nutcracker is here refined to a magical tale which makes sense. Tchaikovsky's score is wonderful, his best in my opinion, and is here played with fantastic clarity. The opening tableau is a wonderful party which you will probably wish you could step right into. The sets and costumes are sumptous without being overly ostentatious. The "dances from many lands" are delightful; no one can fail to smile at the joyous fun of the Russian Dance |