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And the Royal Opera's version of "The Nutcracker Suite" wins for the 2nd year in a row
Every year the Ovation channel runs a "Battle of the Nutcracker" where they broadcast 5 different productions of The Nutcracker. This year's presentations were
from:
Russia, 2006 State Academic Mariinsky Theatre
UK 2009 Royal Opera House
Germany 1999 Berlin State Ballet
Germany, 1989 Bolshoi Ballet
UK ???? Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker!
There are clips from all of this year's contenders and previous winners at
http://ovationtv.com/events/battleofthenutcrackers/
