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- Ballanchine’s version became a huge success, partially because of his choreography and overall vision for the production, partly because it was televised in 1957 and 1958, making it a national tradition, and partly because it catered to the sensibilities and anxieties of Cold War America, by creating a cultural experience reflecting the social norms of the time.
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1. The Nutcracker Prince (1990) G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Family. An adaption of the classic tale of a girl's dreams turned reality when her new toy turns out to be a young man placed under a curse. Director: Paul Schibli | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Megan Follows, Peter O'Toole, Mike MacDonald.
George Balanchine's The Nutcracker was released on VHS on October 25, 1994, and on DVD on November 19, 1997, by Warner Home Video . The film was released on DVD on August 11, 2015, from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (now owned by Disney) through their exclusive partnership with Regency Enterprises .
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- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- November 24, 1993
- Robert Hurwitz, Robert A. Krasnow
1993. G. 1h 32m. IMDb RATING. 5.8 /10. 2.4K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Play trailer 1:10. 2 Videos. 99+ Photos. Family Fantasy Music. On Christmas Eve, a little girl named Marie falls asleep after a party at her house and dreams of a fantastic world where toys become larger than life. Director. Emile Ardolino. Writer. Susan Cooper. Stars. Darci Kistler.
- Emile Ardolino
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Dec 4, 2023 · Iolanthe and The Nutcracker would open in 1892. 4. Tchaikovsky debuted a selection of the music in concert first. In March 1892—about nine months before the ballet was scheduled to premiere ...
December 18, 2017. 'The Nutcracker' is performed across North America each Christmas season. Pixabay. The Nutcracker made its world premiere in St. Petersburg, Russia, on this day in 1892.
Apr 15, 2024 · Selections from The Nutcracker were first performed as an orchestral suite in March 1892. The ballet proper debuted in December of that year. It was presented at St. Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre on a double bill with Tchaikovsky’s one-act opera, Iolanta.
- Betsy Schwarm
The Nutcracker is one of the composer's most popular compositions. The music belongs to the Romantic period and contains some of his most memorable melodies, several of which are frequently used in television and film. (They are often heard in TV commercials shown during the Christmas season.)
