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There were 156 applications from 19 countries all over the world at the XIth Nutcracker International Contest. [5] 6 laureates were awarded with the Grand-Prix, 32 finalists with the Gold Nutcracker, 37 - the Silver Nutcracker and 29 - the Bronze Nutcracker. More than 50,000 viewers visited the Contest auditions during this period.
At the time, the prospect of setting any church music was fraught with issues. The Imperial Chapel held the monopoly on the composition and performance of sacred music; [8] according to an 1816 ukase of Tsar Alexander I, all approval had to be granted by the director of the chapel. [9]
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.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [n 1] (/ tʃ aɪ ˈ k ɒ f s k i / chy-KOF-skee; [2] 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) [n 2] was a Russian composer during the Romantic period.He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally.
When the hall was reopened after restoration in 1986, Bernstein received the first commission for the opening celebrations. [1] He set a Hebrew benediction for baritone and orchestra. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The text is the Priestly Blessing ( Numbers 6:24–26 ), which serves to conclude the liturgy of traditional morning services, [ 2 ] in English:
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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 ...