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2. www.britannica.com › topic › The-NutcrackerThe Nutcracker | Summary, History, & Facts | Britannica

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   Sep 28, 2024 · The story of The Nutcracker is loosely based on the E.T.A. Hoffmann fantasy story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, about a girl who befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on Christmas Eve and wages a battle against the evil Mouse King. Hoffmann’s story is darker and more troubling than the version that reached the stage; the Imperial ...

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   Dec 26, 2013 · Published in 1816, the original story was a complex world of intrigue, adventure, and true love between a girl and her nutcracker doll. It was translated into many other languages, spreading widely throughout Europe. In 1892, the story premiered on the Russian ballet stage as The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky. And thanks to the lush musical score ...

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   The Nutcracker (Russian: Щелкунчик[ a ], romanized:Shchelkunchik, pronounced [ɕːɪɫˈkunʲt͡ɕɪk] ⓘ), Op. 71, is an 1892 two-act classical ballet (conceived as a ballet-féerie; Russian: балет-феерия, romanized:balet-feyeriya) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, set on Christmas Eve at the foot of a Christmas tree in a child ...

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   Dec 25, 2012 · E.T.A. Hoffmann's original story, "Nutcracker and Mouse King," is darker and spookier than the ballet version most people know. ... One of the episodes in The Tales of Hoffmann is based on a story ...

7. thebutlercollegian.com › 2017 › 12The story behind the infamous Nutcracker - The Butler Collegian

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   Oct 8, 2024 · Most people know about Butler Ballet putting on “The Nutcracker” annually as a part of the holiday season. Based on E. T. A. Hoffman’s story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” a young girl receives a nutcracker for Christmas and then subsequently dreams of the doll coming to life in a colorful adventure. The story of “The ...

8. www.npr.org › 2013/12/25 › 257139160The Dark Roots Of 'The Nutcracker' And The Man Who Wrote It

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   Dec 25, 2013 · Culture. The Dark Roots Of 'The Nutcracker' And The Man Who Wrote It. This is the time of year when one man's work is widely - if indirectly - celebrated. His name used to be hugely famous, but ...

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   Is Nutcracker based on a true story?

   • It was based on ‘The Story of a Nutcracker’ by Alexandre Dumas, itself an adaption of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.’ The story begins on Christmas Eve in the home of young Clara. During a party, Clara ’s mysterious godfather Drosselmeyer gives the children a nutcracker doll.

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   Where does The Story Nutcracker start?

   • The story begins on Christmas Eve in the home of young Clara. During a party, Clara ’s mysterious godfather Drosselmeyer gives the children a nutcracker doll. She takes a liking to it and, after everyone has gone to bed returns to check on it in the parlour.

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   Where did the nutcracker come from?

   • It was translated into many other languages, spreading widely throughout Europe. In 1892, the story premiered on the Russian ballet stage as The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky. And thanks to the lush musical score, the story has lived on and thrives in our imaginations nearly 200 years after it was first published.

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   Did Tchaikovsky write the story of a nutcracker?

   • The libretto was by Marius Pepita, with whom Tchaikovsky had already collaborated on The Sleeping Beauty. It was based on ‘The Story of a Nutcracker’ by Alexandre Dumas, itself an adaption of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.’ The story begins on Christmas Eve in the home of young Clara.

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   When was The Nutcracker first performed?

   • The last of his three ballets, it was first performed in December 1892. The story of The Nutcracker is loosely based on the E.T.A. Hoffmann fantasy story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, about a girl who befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on Christmas Eve and wages a battle against the evil Mouse King.

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   What is the story behind the Nutcracker?

   • In this original version, a Marie worries about a beautiful nutcracker that's been broken. At night, she goes to check up on it. To her surprise, it has come alive, and a story-within-the-story begins: armies of mice and toy soldiers battle in what is either the child's delirious nightmare, or perhaps another reality into which she wanders.

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    Sep 23, 2024 · The story begins on Christmas Eve in the home of young Clara. During a party, Clara ’s mysterious godfather Drosselmeyer gives the children a nutcracker doll. She takes a liking to it and, after everyone has gone to bed returns to check on it in the parlour. As the clock strikes midnight, the nutcracker grows to life size and Clara embarks on ...