The music Tchaikovsky wrote for "Nutcracker," far from being "all ugliness," is as joyous, poetic and grand as any he composed. Even a misguided production can't go completely wrong with such a ...

Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker is a ballet for a certain time of year. It's charmed Christmas audiences over the years with its range of gorgeous music and romantic imagery, but the performances and ...

We know from Tchaikovsky's original sketches that the ballet was originally called The Christmas Tree or The Fir Tree before the final name of The Nutcracker was chosen. 4.

Classical Music Dance Entertainment Why arts critic Moira Macdonald picks Tchaikovsky’s ‘Nutcracker’ as the soundtrack of her holiday season Nov. 25, 2021 at 6:00 am Updated Nov. 29, 2021 at ...

Now she has reimagined Tchaikovsky’s score for Drew McOnie’s “Nutcracker” at the Tuff Nut Jazz Club, a pop-up speakeasy hidden underneath the Southbank Center in London.