The Nutcracker is a fairy tale-ballet in two acts, three scenes, composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1891–92 (staged by Marius Petipa).
The composer made a selection of eight of the numbers from the ballet before the ballet's December 1892 premiere, forming The Nutcracker Suite intended for concert performance ... "And so we'll try to make short movies with this Suite".
The composer made a selection of eight of the numbers from the ballet before the ballet's December 1892 premiere, forming The Nutcracker Suite intended for concert performance ... "And so we'll try to make short movies with this Suite".
