After a highly successful series of productions, the one-time general director of the Imperial Theatres in Saint Petersburg, a fan of Tchaikovsky, wanted to stage a ballet that would surpass all before it in grandeur and spectacle. The choice fell upon E. T. A. Hoffmann's deservedly popular Christmas story, with choreography by the famed Marius Petipa and a significantly reworked plot. Naturally, he again commissioned Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to compose the score, who duly delivered some of the most beautiful music of his career for the ballet. The Nutcracker has enjoyed enormous popularity since the late 1960s, and the Christmas performance of the work remains an indispensable fixture of the National Philharmonic's concert season. Once again in 2014, another tradition continues whereby the work is presented not as a ballet, but in a dazzling production with the collaboration of the Budapest Puppet Theatre.
Presented by: Hungarian National Philharmonic, Palace of Arts
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