Name: Icons Rediscovered: Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker and Iolanta
Start: 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Royal Albert Hall

Organization

Conductor

Vasily Petrenko

Singer

Soprano

Maria Motolygina

Iolanta

Tenor

Count Vaudemont

Bass

Alexander Tsymbalyuk

Rene

Baritone

Andrii Kymach

Robert

Contralto

Veena Akama-Makia

Marta

Isabela Diaz

Brigitta

Mezzo-soprano

Gabrielė Kupšytė

Laura

Stage director

Denni Sayers

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Others

Philharmonia Chorus

Orchestra

Yuriy Yurchuk

Bertrand

Ashley Riches

Ibn-Hakia

Adrian Dwyer

Almeric

Icons Rediscovered: Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker and Iolanta

London

United Kingdom

Royal Albert Hall

Icons Rediscovered: Tchaikovsky's Iolanta: The Nutcracker Tchaikovsky, P. I. (+1 More)

Public

The Nutcracker, op. 71

Approved

A blind princess, a doting father, and a miracle cure that can only act through the power of true love. No composer knew how to tell stories and tug at the heartstrings better than Tchaikovsky, and his melodious, fairytale one-act opera Iolanta leaves audiences reaching for their handkerchiefs every time. Vasily Petrenko loves it, and for this one-off semi-staged revival at the Royal Albert Hall, he has gathered a truly world-class cast: singers who have known Tchaikovsky’s music all their lives.

First, though, comes the music that the composer originally intended to programme in concert with Iolanta: the magic (and mouthwatering melodies) of The Nutcracker. A familiar masterpiece and a neglected one: together at last, just as Tchaikovsky would have wanted.

*Isabela Díaz, Veena Akama-Makia and Gabriele Kupšyte are Jette Parker Artists at the Royal Opera House.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Ensemble