Opened today in 1892 at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. Tchaikovsky didn't like the ballet, considered it a less successful piece.
http://www.nutcrackerballet.net/html/nutcracker_music.html
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/music1/nutcracker.html
Monday, December 18, 2006
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But the ballet was what made it such a successful Christmas staple.
It is the annual performance I've attended the most...What did he know?
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