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The Nutcracker (Russian: Щелкунчик [a], 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 featuring a Nutcracker doll.
Original publication in 1816 in Berlin in the collection Kinder-Märchen (Children's Stories) by In der Realschulbuchhandlung "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" (German: Nussknacker und Mausekönig) is a novella–fairy tale written in 1816 by Prussian author E. T. A. Hoffmann, in which a young girl's favorite Christmas toy, the Nutcracker, comes alive and, after defeating the evil Mouse King ...
Nutcracker dolls can trace their little wooden development back to the Ore Mountains of Germany in the late 17th century. Most often depicted as toy soldiers, they became gifts and symbols of good ...
This year's Nutcracker production runs from Nov. 29-Dec. 29 on Tuesday-Sunday. A matinée show at 1:30 p.m. and an evening show at 7:30 p.m. will be held daily, with some exceptions.
A Nutcracker Christmas (CtC) Amy Acker and Sascha Radetsky: Michael Lembeck: December 10, 2016 3.70 [69] Love You Like Christmas (CtC) Bonnie Somerville and Brennan Elliott: Graeme Campbell: December 11, 2016 4.33 [70] My Christmas Love (CtC) Meredith Hagner and Bobby Campo: Jeff Fisher December 17, 2016 4.59 [71] Sleigh Bells Ring (CtC) Erin ...
LOS ANGELES, Oct 30 (Reuters) - "The Nutcracker," the beloved holiday season tale of toys that come to life, moves from the ballet stage to the big screen in an action-adventure story being ...
Christensen's Nutcracker continues in Salt Lake City, where it is performed annually by Christensen's Ballet West. [3] The stage success of the Christensen version marked the first step in making productions of The Nutcracker annual Christmas season traditions all over the world – a phenomenon that did not really come to flower until the late ...
The Nutcracker in 3D [4] (also released as The Nutcracker: The Untold Story) is a 2010 3D Christmas musical fantasy film adapted from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 1892 ballet The Nutcracker. Directed, co-written and produced by Andrei Konchalovsky , the film stars Elle Fanning , Nathan Lane , John Turturro , Frances de la Tour , Richard E. Grant ...