Act I

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Act I is the opening section of Tchaikovsky’s ballet *The Nutcracker*, introducing the Christmas Eve setting and the characters whose magical adventures drive the story.

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Act I canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet act
basedOn The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
basedOnAuthor E. T. A. Hoffmann
choreographyOriginal Lev Ivanov
Marius Petipa
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
containsEvent Christmas Eve party
Clara receives the Nutcracker
Nutcracker’s transformation into a prince
Nutcracker’s victory
battle with the Mouse King
gift-giving
transformation of Christmas tree
containsMusicNumber A Pine Forest in Winter
linked to: Snowy Wood

Children’s Galop and Entry of the Parents
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (in some concert suites, Act II in full ballet)
Departure of the Guests
Grandfather Dance
March
Overture
The Battle
Waltz of the Snowflakes
linked to: Snowflake Waltz
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
endsWith Waltz of the Snowflakes
linked to: Snowflake Waltz
genre Romantic ballet
historicalPeriod late 19th century
introducesCharacter Clara
Drosselmeyer
linked to: Drosselmeier

Fritz
Mouse King
Nutcracker
languageOfLibretto Russian
leadsTo Act II (The Nutcracker)
librettist Marius Petipa
mainCharacter Clara
Drosselmeyer
linked to: Drosselmeier

Fritz
Marie
Mouse King
Nutcracker
linked to: The Nutcracker
narrativeFunction depicts Christmas party
introduction of setting and characters
presents battle between toy soldiers and mice
orchestrationBy Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
partOf The Nutcracker
premiereCity Saint Petersburg
premiereDate 1892-12-18
premierePlace Mariinsky Theatre
settingPlace Stahlbaum family home
settingTime Christmas Eve

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Clara (The Nutcracker) appearsInAct Act I
subject linked to: Clara in The Nutcracker