Royal Opera House - 'The Nutcracker'; The Royal Ballet, amphitheatre

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A young girl’s enchanted present leads her on a wonderful adventure in this classic ballet, danced to Tchaikovsky’s glittering score.

Come with us for a fraction of the price you might expect to pay, and experience this enchanting ballet as it demands to be seen, beautifully rendered by The Royal Ballet in the charming setting of the Royal Opera House itself.

In Peter Wright’s classic production, the stage sparkles with theatrical magic.

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Tchaikovsky’s score contains some of the best-known melodies in ballet, from the flurrying sounds of the Waltz of the Snowflakes to the dream-like Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.

Benefiting from our early access AND special discount on tickets, you can book with us and look forward to a January treat!

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LONDON FOR LESS OFFER

Benefits of attending with London for Less:

• using our knowledge of the venue and early booking access, we pick the best value amphitheatre seats

• seats are in pairs or 3s for optimum position & sight lines, directly alongside others that cost over £35

• we have agreed a discount of 25% discount on the ticket

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These are great seats - the higher value band that we can discount for you in the amphitheatre, halfway back and to the side but without any restrictions in the view.

Ticket value: £35

Cost to join this event: £29.25

Includes meetup fee to cover paypal fee and booking

We will meet before the performance and sit together.

The performance starts at 7.30pm.

Running time - about 2 hours 15 minutes, including one interval.

Afterwards you are very welcome to join us for drinks.

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The Nutcracker

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Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker score was commissioned by the director of the Russian Imperial Theatres, following the resounding success of The Sleeping Beauty in 1890.

Marius Petipa created the scenario, which is based on a fairytale by E.T.A. Hoffmann, and Lev Ivanov provided the choreography. The Nutcracker was first performed in 1892 at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg. It initially had a poor reception, but its combination of enchanting choreography and unforgettable music has since made it one of the best-loved of all ballets.

In Peter Wright’s classic production, the stage sparkles with theatrical magic – a Christmas tree grows before our eyes, toy soldiers come to life to fight the villainous Mouse King and Clara is taken to the Kingdom of Sweets on a golden sleigh.

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

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The Royal Opera, under the direction of Antonio Pappano, is one of the world’s leading opera companies. Based in the iconic Covent Garden theatre, it is renowned both for its outstanding performances of traditional opera and for commissioning new works by today’s leading opera composers, such as Harrison Birtwistle, Mark-Anthony Turnage and Thomas Adès.

Some of the world's most famous singers have performed with the Company, including Plácido Domingo, Angela Gheorghiu, Anna Netrebko, Renée Fleming, Bryn Terfel, Jonas Kaufmann, Rolando Villazón and Juan Diego Flórez, as well as the late Luciano Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland.

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