The nutcracker
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Title
The nutcracker
Collection
Names
Smith, Lois (Dancer)
Adams, David (Dancer)
Pope, Betty (Dancer)
Mahler, Donald (Dancer)
Bliss, Sally Brayley (Dancer)
Worth, Colin (Dancer)
Chojnacki, Marcel (Dancer)
Crum, George, 1926- (Conductor)
Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901 (Choreographer)
Franca, Celia, 1921-2007 (Interviewee)
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893 (Composer)
Campbell, Norman, 1924-2004 (Producer)
Lambert, Richard (Designer)
Ambrose, Kay (Costume designer)
Kelly, Tom (Lighting designer)
National Ballet of Canada (Dancer)
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Broadcaster)
Franca, Celia, 1921-2007 (Choreographer)
Gilmour, Clyde (Host)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1958-12-23
Place: Canada
Publisher: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Table Of Contents
1 (ca. 49 min.). Act I -- Interview with Celia Franca -- Act II [beginning] -- 2 (ca. 28 min.). Act II, continued.
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8810
Subjects
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Shchelkunchik
Ballet -- Canada
Genres
Filmed Performances
Filmed Dance
Interviews
Television Programs
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: a CBC Folio production ; [presented by] the National Ballet Company of Canada ; produced by Norman Campbell ; artistic director, Celia Franca ; choreography by Lev Ivanov, arranged by Celia Franca ; music by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky.
Creation/Production Credits: Sets, Richard Lambert ; costumes, Kay Ambrose ; lighting, Tom Kelly.
Performers: Danced by the National Ballet of Canada: Lois Smith (Snow Queen), David Adams (Nutcracker Prince), Betty Pope (Clara), Donald Mahler (the President), Sally Brayley (his wife), Colin Worth (King of the Mice), Marcel Chojnacki (Drosselmeyer), and others.
Performers: Conductor: George Crum.
Venue: Telecast on December 23, 1958.
Physical Description
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Languages
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY97-F1009
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13443098
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f7e0ff90-8d7d-0138-9d28-339e63fb2785
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1958-12-23
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MLA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The nutcracker" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1958. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f7e0ff90-8d7d-0138-9d28-339e63fb2785
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1958). The nutcracker Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f7e0ff90-8d7d-0138-9d28-339e63fb2785
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The nutcracker" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f7e0ff90-8d7d-0138-9d28-339e63fb2785
Wikipedia citation
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