Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Tchaikovsky:_The_Nutcracker,_Op._71
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ballet
gptkbp:authorOfSourceMaterial gptkb:E._T._A._Hoffmann
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:The_Nutcracker_and_the_Mouse_King
gptkbp:choreographer gptkb:Marius_Petipa
gptkb:Lev_Ivanov
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:Ivan_Vsevolozhsky
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:duration about 85-90 minutes
gptkbp:firstPerformed gptkb:Imperial_Ballet
gptkbp:followedBy none
gptkbp:genre classical ballet
gptkbp:holiday gptkb:Christmas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71
gptkbp:language gptkb:Russian
gptkbp:librettist gptkb:Marius_Petipa
gptkb:Lev_Ivanov
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Drosselmeyer
gptkb:Mouse_King
gptkb:The_Nutcracker_Prince
gptkb:Clara
gptkbp:notableAdaptation gptkb:George_Balanchine's_The_Nutcracker
gptkb:The_Nutcracker_and_the_Four_Realms_(film)
gptkbp:notableArtist gptkb:Trepak_(Russian_Dance)
gptkb:March
gptkb:Arabian_Dance
gptkb:Chinese_Dance
gptkb:Dance_of_the_Reed_Flutes
gptkb:Dance_of_the_Sugar_Plum_Fairy
gptkb:Waltz_of_the_Flowers
gptkbp:notableFor celesta
influence on ballet repertoire
popular Christmas performances
gptkbp:notableRecording London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Antal Doráti
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:opusNumber Op. 71
gptkbp:orchestration large orchestra
gptkbp:partOf Tchaikovsky's three ballets
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:The_Sleeping_Beauty
gptkbp:premiereDate 1892-12-18
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:Mariinsky_Theatre
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Christmas_Eve
gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:structure two acts
gptkbp:suite gptkb:The_Nutcracker_Suite,_Op._71a
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Opus_71
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7