Tchaikovsky: Iolanta / The Nutcracker

To bring together again, for the first time since their premiere on a December evening in Moscow, Tchaikovsky’s opera Iolanta and ballet The Nutcracker, was the audacious challenge that Russian stage director Dmitri Tcherniakov accepted for the Palais Garnier in Paris in March 2016 : a revolutionary production, which was to become one of the key events of the Paris Opera season.

Directed by Dmitri Tcherniakov, Andy Sommer, Tchaikovsky: Iolanta / The Nutcracker leans on a strong ensemble — Sonya Yoncheva, Arnold Rutkowski, Alexander Tsymbalyuk — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about music titles of 2018.