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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 ...
The Nutcracker - Full Length Ballet by The New York City Ballet. The Dances, Inc. 24.8K subscribers. Subscribed. 24K. 2.4M views 2 years ago.
The Nutcracker is amongst the most popular ballet music ever written. Enjoy the beautiful melodies composed by the iconic composer Tchaikovsky and dive into ...
Jun 20, 2024 · The Nutcracker, ballet by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. The last of his three ballets, it was first performed in December 1892. The Nutcracker tells a story about a girl who befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on Christmas Eve and wages a battle against the evil Mouse King.
A magical story unfolds in the dream of a girl Marie on Christmas night. Little girl with a wooden doll Nutcracker will have to fight the Mouse King and go on to a journey through a...
Boston Ballet in Mikko Nissinen's The Nutcracker. Photo credit: Liza Voll. PROLOGUE. It is Christmas Eve in a small town in Germany, in the 1820s. In the town square, the mysterious Drosselmeier presents a performance in his Children’s Street Theatre and then hurries off to the Silberhaus’ Christmas party with his gifts.
Dec 22, 2015 · How did Tchaikovsky’s ballet become a staple of the festive season? Clemency Burton-Hill goes in search of The Nutcracker’s universal appeal.