Track Listing
Click tracks with speaker icon to listen| 1 | Act I: Overture / Mark Morris Introduces Act I | 2:28 |
| 2 | Act I: The Children Watch | 2:40 |
| 3 | Act I: Party Preparations | 1:25 |
| 4 | Act I: Arrival of the Guests | 6:23 |
| 5 | Act I: Gift Giving | 2:48 |
| 6 | Act I: The Party Continues | 1:25 |
| 7 | Act I: Drosselmeier Presents the Nutcracker | 2:09 |
| 8 | Act I: Marie Dances with the Nutcracker / Guests Sing Christmas Carols | 1:56 |
| 9 | Act I: Guests Dance the Bump | 1:45 |
| 10 | Act I: The Party Concludes | 2:16 |
| 11 | Act I: Marie Returns to the Living Roome | 1:12 |
| 12 | Act I: Invasion of the Rats | 1:13 |
| 13 | Act I: The Transformation | 3:04 |
| 14 | Act I: The Battle | 3:04 |
| 15 | Act I: The Nutcracker Transformed into Young Drosselmeier | 1:14 |
| 16 | Act I: Duet of Drosselmeier and Young Drosselmeier | 2:53 |
| 17 | Act I: Waltz of the Snowflakes | 6:15 |
| 18 | Act II: Intermission / Mark Morris Introduces Act II | 1:47 |
| 19 | Act II: Drosselmeier Begins to Tell Marie the Story of the Hard Nut | 2:11 |
| 20 | Act II: The Curse | 5:30 |
| 21 | Act II: Spanish Dance | 1:22 |
| 22 | Act II: Chinese Dance | 1:04 |
| 23 | Act II: Russian Dance | 1:20 |
| 24 | Act II: French Dance | 2:22 |
| 25 | Act II: Drosselmeier Finds the Nut | 0:54 |
| 26 | Act II: The Curse Is Lifted | 1:41 |
| 27 | Act II: Waltz of the Flowers | 7:00 |
| 28 | Act II: The World Celebrates the Love of Marie and Young Drosselmeier | 4:54 |
| 29 | Act II: Marie and Young Drosselmeier Dance Together | 2:49 |
| 30 | Act II: The Gala | 1:25 |
| 31 | Act II: The Lovers Unite | 3:29 |
| 32 | Act II: Louise and Fritz Are Sent to Bed | 1:19 |
| 33 | Act II: Bows and Credits | 3:25 |
News & Reviews
- Friday, December 14, 2012
Mark Morris's "The Hard Nut" Returns to Bay Area, Cal Performances' Zellerbach Hall
Just in time for the holidays, The Hard Nut, Mark Morris's 1991 retelling of the classic tale of The Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffmann, returns to the Bay Area for the first time in three years, with a seven-performance run at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley, California, starting tonight. The Mark Morris Dance Group will be joined by members of the Berkeley Symphony, led by conductor George Cleve, for the performances with the Piedmont East Bay Children's Choir under the direction of Robert Geary. For the first time in Berkeley, Morris will take on the role of Dr. Stahlbaum/King. Watch a preview here.
- Thursday, April 26, 2012
Cal Performances 2012–13 Season to Include Kronos Quartet, Philip Glass, Fatoumata Diawara, Sérgio & Odair Assad, Mark Morris
Cal Performances at the University of California, Berkeley, has announced its 2012–13 season, which will feature Kronos Quartet as the season's Artists in Residence; Philip Glass's groundbreaking work with Robert Wilson, Einstein on the Beach; Fatoumata Diawara's debut; a Sérgio & Odair Assad concert with Paquito D'Rivera; and the return of the Mark Morris Dance Company with the holiday favorite Hard Nut. Subscription sales begin on Friday.
About this Album
In The Hard Nut, Mark Morris's 1991 retelling of the classic tale of The Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffmann, the choreographer "creates a marvelously musical, choreographically ingenious response to Tchaikovsky’s great score that has its own magic and speaks its own truths about the nature of love," raves the New York Times. "What makes The Hard Nut so lovable, and indispensable is a sweetness and spaciousness very like its traditional Tchaikovsky score."
The Mark Morris Dance Group first performed The Hard Nut in Brussels in January 1991 and returned to Brussels in December of that year for encore performances of the piece, which were filmed live for PBS' Great Performances: Dance in America series. The film features accompaniment from the Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie with Musical Director, Sylvain Cambreling. The DVD, released on Nonesuch in 2007, includes deleted scenes and a new, exclusive look behind the scenes with Mark Morris.
Credits
From the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels
December 1991
Choreography by Mark Morris
Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Based on Nutcracker and Mouse King by E.T.A. Hoffmann
Production Based on the Work of Charles Burns
Set Design by Adrianne Lobel
Costume Design by Martin Pakledinaz
Stage Lighting Design by James F. Ingalls
CAST
Mark Morris Dance Group
Clarice Marshall, Marie
Marianne Moore, Fritz
Tina Fehlandt, Louise/Princess Pirlipat
Barry Alterman, Dr. Stahlbaum / King
Peter Wing Healey, Mrs. Stahlbaum / Queen
Kraig Patterson, Housekeeper/Nurse
Rob Besserer, Drosselmeier
Jean Guillaume Weis, Nutcracker / Young Drosselmeier
Company: Francky Arras, Katharina Bader, Alyce Bochette, Joe Bowie, Derrick Brown, Derek Clifford, Ruth Davidson, Penny Hutchinson, Dan Joyce, Nathaniel Lee, Sam Louwyck, Olivia Maridjan-Koop, Mark Morris, Rachel Murray, Mark Nimkoff, Deniz Oktay, June Omura, Mireille Radwan Dana, Gene Reddick Guillermo Resto, Keith Sabado, Amy Schwartz, Jordana Toback,William Wagner, Holly Williams, Megan Williams
Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
Sylvain Cambreling, Musical Director
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Judy Kinberg
Directed by Matthew Diamond
Edited by Girish Bhargava
Lighting by Alan Adelman
Executive Producer: Jac Venza
Producer for NVC Arts: Robin Scott
A Production of Thirteen WNET with NYC ARTS
In Association with RTP, Portugal and YLE, Finland