The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker has long been regarded worldwide as the Christmas delight for the whole family and has been reinterpreted by many choreographers over the decades. Although the Vienna State Ballet is considered one of the most significant companies in the world, the world-famous Nutcracker choreography by Rudolf Nureyev has never been performed in Vienna. This production, recorded in 2012 at the Vienna State Opera, now fills that gap with Nureyev's final version from 1985, which holds a special place in ballet history: for the first time, the psychology of E.T.A. Hoffmann's fairy tale, on which Tchaikovsky's ballet is based, has been integrated into the storyline.