Sadler's Wells, LondonTchaikovsky's three great ballet scores were those he composed for The Nutcracker, Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty in the later years of the 19th century. In 1992, Matthew Bourne produced an affectionately referential version of The Nutcracker (Nutcracker!) set in an orphanage and, three years later, unveiled his famous Swan Lake, with its corps of male swans. These two works served Bourne wel…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:44AM on July 19, 2015