Duration
95 minutes
Quick Summary
Performance of Peter Wright's ballet at Covent Garden's Royal Opera House
About This Program
Performance of Peter Wright's Christmas-set ballet set to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's music, filmed at Covent Garden's Royal Opera House in 2023. The magician Herr Drosselmeyer is on a quest to save his nephew, who has been transformed into a Nutcracker doll by the wicked Queen of the Mice. The only way to break the spell is for the Nutcracker to find a girl to love
The Nutcracker from the Royal Ballet broadcasts on BBC Two Northern Ireland at 11:25am, Thursday, 25 December 2025. (Subtitles)
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Production Details
Runtime95 mins
Cast & Crew
AS
Anthoula Syndica-DrummondProducer