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Dec 8, 2021 · 12/08/2021 | 7m 6s |. My List. With angels, marzipans and the Sugar Plum Fairy, "George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker" is a ballet tradition for all generations. The holiday classic has been ...
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The Nutcracker (Russian: Щелкунчик, romanized: Shchelkunchik, pronounced [ɕːɪɫˈkunʲt͡ɕɪk] ⓘ), Op. 71, is an 1892 two-act classical ballet (conceived as a ballet-féerie; Russian: балет-феерия, romanized: balet-feyeriya) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, set on Christmas Eve at the foot of a Christmas tree in a child's imagination.
The Nutcracker is amongst the most popular ballet music ever written. Enjoy the beautiful melodies composed by the iconic composer Tchaikovsky and dive into ...
Apr 15, 2024 · Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1874. The story of The Nutcracker is loosely based on the E.T.A. Hoffmann fantasy story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, about a girl who befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on Christmas Eve and wages a battle against the evil Mouse King. Hoffmann’s story is darker and more troubling ...