J076 DVD Ballet The Nutcracker Kirov Larissa Lezhnina The Nutcracker: A work that feels like the origin. The image quality is appropriate for its age. The screen is a small size. The Kirov Ballet of this era was the golden age; the level is high. Time: 104 minutes Region: All Recorded: October 17-20, 1993, Live at the Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg Kirov Ballet (now Mariinsky Ballet) ★★★ Quoted from web reviews: It's "The Nutcracker," a classic of classics, but it's very beautiful. Especially in the Land of Sweets, you'll find yourself saying "cute." The romantic and sweet feeling based on pink makes you feel dreamy. The party in Act 1 is a bit disappointing because adults play the children's roles. I thought it wouldn't have felt so out of place if children had appeared in the party in Act 1, since children dance "France" in the Land of Sweets. But, you will be fascinated by Lezhnina's cute and perfect dance. It's a DVD that's worth having. Tchaikovsky wrote "Sleeping Beauty" and "The Nutcracker" for the Mariinsky Theatre (the Kirov Ballet in the Soviet era, and even now, in the Russian era, this is the name). Therefore, the Mariinsky (i.e., Kirov) is the original, the real thing. That's why you can feel the beauty and perfection in all the dancers, including the three students of the Reed Flute, and the depth of the layers and the strength of the tradition. This song, written in 1892, has been performed and played in this theater for over 100 years, so the orchestra's performance is also wonderful, and the harmony between the dance and the music is indescribable. The opening scene with the falling snow was beautiful. Lezhnina is cute and fits the role well. The students of the ballet school dancing the Reed Flute dance were also cute.