Ballet for Children: The Royal Ballet (2011)

Collection of four performances by The Royal Ballet. The 2011 performance of Joby Talbot's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland', choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, sees Lauren Cuthbertson dance in the title role with Barry Wordsworth conducting the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. In 2009 The Royal Ballet performed Tchaikovsky's 'The Nutcracker' conducted by Koen Kessels. 2010 saw Prokofiev's 'Peter and the Wolf' performed by Sergei Polunin and Will Kemp with Paul Murphy conducting the orchestra. Finally, 'The Tales of Beatrix Potter' from 2007 sees Murphy return to the podium, this time conducting the Royal Ballet Sinfonia.