by Esmee | Jul 5, 2019 | History, Special Interest
THE HISTORY OF THE NUTCRACKER BALLET A EUROPEAN BEGINNING The story for the Nutcracker Ballet was adapted from the book The Nutcracker and the Mouse King written by E.T.A. Hoffman in 1816. Pyotr Tchaikovsky composed the score for the ballet and the first...
by Esmee | Jul 23, 2019 | History, Special Interest
HOW FAR THE NUTCRACKER HAS COME FROM OLD WORLD FAILURE TO NEW WORLD SUCCESS The Nutcracker got off to a slow start in Russia but has since come a long way. “Today, The Nutcracker is known throughout the world. It has become the most popular and most often staged...
