Post a comment. If the plot of “The Nutcracker” is not exactly tight and linear, and what’s happening on stage might be a little chaotic, there’s no questioning the quality of the music.

5)The Nutcracker wasn't performedin the US until the 40s Perfection takes time and The Nutcracker is no different. The ballet premiered in December 1892 in Saint Petersburg, at the Mariinsky Theatre.

Between the "1812 Overture" and "The Nutcracker," Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky has a big hand in celebrations of American holidays — the overture captures and exemplifies the thunderous spirit of ...

For lovers of “The Nutcracker,” a staple of the Christmas repertoire in Lithuania for generations, Tchaikovsky — who lived from 1840 to 1893 — has nothing to do with the Kremlin or Russian ...

The Nutcracker, a seasonal staple for audiences, is a profit driver for production companies Roughly 45% of annual ticket sales for the esteemed New York City Ballet come from its five-week run of ...

I t takes some doing in this country to be more than about 25 miles from a production of The Nutcracker during the Christmas season. The ballet has become as American as Friday Night Lights, and ...

As Jennifer Fisher notes in her book “Nutcracker Nation,” it was first performed in December 1892 in St. Petersburg to a mixed reception.