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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.
Miyako Yoshida and Steven McRae as the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier in a production of The Nutcracker by Peter Wright for The Royal Ballet (2009). Although the original 1892 Marius Petipa production was not a success, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker began to slowly enjoy worldwide popularity after Balanchine first staged his production of it in 1954. [1]
The choral section of "Waltz of the Snowflakes" was performed by the Tiffin School Boys' Choir. [12] The soundtrack also includes the "Duet of Daphnis and Chloe" from Tchaikovsky's opera The Queen of Spades, [12] performed by Cathryn Pope and Sarah Walker. [13]
For six decades, the whimsical fairytale story, captivating choreography and, yes, Pyotr Tchaikovsky's now-legendary score have made "The Nutcracker" a holiday favorite for ballet companies across ...
Choreographer George Balanchine's production of Petipa and Tchaikovsky's 1892 ballet The Nutcracker is a broadly popular version of the ballet often performed in the United States. Conceived for the New York City Ballet , its premiere took place on February 2, 1954, at City Center , New York, with costumes by Karinska , sets by Horace Armistead ...
Catch their performances of the Tchaikovsky story at the Dr. Phillips Center. Dancing snowflakes and dreams with the Sugar Plum Fairy never get old. When : December 6 — 22
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.
Vladimir Shklyarov, seen in the Mariinsky Ballet Theatre's production of George Balanchine's "Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux," has died. He was 39. (Robbie Jack / Corbis via Getty Images)