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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.
In 1892, Dell'Era created the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, a new ballet conceived by mastermind choreographer Marius Petipa [4] and composed by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. [8] The ballet premièred at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg on December 17, 1892, as a double feature alongside Tchaikovsky's last opera, Iolanta ; tickets ...
Choreography: Alexander Gorsky (after Petipa) Company: Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow Premiere: 1919 Russian choreographer Alexander Gorsky, who staged a production of The Nutcracker in Moscow in 1919, is credited with the idea of combining Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy's roles (i.e. giving the Fairy's dances to Clara), eliminating the Sugar Plum Fairy's Cavalier, giving the Cavalier's dances to the ...
Wilmington native and dancer Dara Holmes, who is now a member of Chicago's Joffrey Ballet, will dance the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in "The Nutcracker," Dec. 16-17 at CFCC's Wilson Center.
Her adventure, featuring the Nutcracker Prince, Mouse King’s army and Sugar Plum Fairy, draws audiences of all ages to shows that can be as raucous and funny as they are elegant and elaborately ...
The Nutcracker Suite is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded for Columbia Records in 1960 featuring jazz interpretations of the 1892 ballet "The Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky, arranged by Ellington and Billy Strayhorn.
In 1954, Tallchief was given the role of Sugar Plum Fairy in Balanchine's newly reworked version of The Nutcracker, then an obscure ballet. Her performance of the role helped transform the work into an annual Christmas classic, and the industry's most reliable box-office draw. [ 4 ]
O'Sullivan graduated into The Royal Ballet in 2012. In 2015, she danced her first major role, Clara in The Nutcracker. Her performance was endorsed by Peter Wright, the production's choreographer. [4] She was named First Artist in 2016, Soloist in 2017, First Soloist in 2019, and Principal in 2021.