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Dec 22, 2015 · Clara, a young girl, creeps downstairs on Christmas Eve to play with her favourite gift, a nutcracker. A mysterious magician, Drosselmeyer, is waiting to whisk her off on a magical adventure ...
The Nutcracker Story The Nutcracker was first presented 123 years ago at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, on December 17, 1892. Peter Tchaikovsky, the famous Russian composer, was commissioned by mastermind choreographer Marius Petipa to compose the ballet, score based on Alexandre Dumas’s adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffman’s tale ...
The first full-length production of The Nutcracker mounted in North America was by William. Christensen for the San Francisco Opera Ballet in 1944. In 1954, George Balanchine choreographed a new. version of The Nutcracker, based on the original scenario, for New York City Ballet. The story tells of a Christmas party at which little Clara ...
Dec 25, 2012 · One of Hoffmann's stories was adapted by the French writer Alexandre Dumas. It was the tale of a little girl, Marie, and her Christmas toys. Hoffmann's title for it was "Nutcracker and Mouse King ...
Aug 29, 2018 · Fritz is given a beautiful drum, but Clara is given the best gift of all, a nutcracker. Fritz grows jealous, snatches the nutcracker from Clara, and plays a game of toss with the other boys. It isn't long until the nutcracker breaks. Clara is upset, but Drosselmeyer fixes it with a handkerchief. Drosselmeyer’s nephew presents Clara with a ...
The Nutcracker is a classical ballet in two acts. It is based on E.T.A. Hoffmann 's 1816 fairy tale The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. It tells the story of a little girl who goes to the Land of Sweets on Christmas Eve. Ivan Vsevolozhsky and Marius Petipa adapted Hoffmann's story for the ballet.
Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker has enchanted audiences for over a century, but what is the secret to its popularity? Daniel Jaffé unlocks a magical masterpiece
