Salt Creek Ballet will feature Maestro Benjamin Nadel and Artistic Director Erica De La O at 6 p.m. Nov. 30 in its pre-performance talk about the nuances of Tchaikovsky’s score. Courtesy of ...

Auditions for Alexander Academy of Performing Arts presentation of “The Nutcracker” will be Aug. 16 at the academy’s space in ...

Jim Weiss -- winner of more than 100 national awards -- and the London Philharmonic Orchestra to create Maestro Classics' twelfth album for family listening, a brilliant, one-hour, child-friendly ...

Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker' a rite of winter thanks to its glorious music and enchanting dances Updated: Nov. 22, 2009, 5:00 a.m. | Published: Nov. 22, 2009, 4:00 a.m.

With its lively dances and twinkling fairy sounds, Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” suite has saturated the holidays for decades with a mysterious brand of orchestral magic: the kind that ...