The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker is a musical work for ballet by Peter Tchaikovsky, with a libretto by Marius Petipa, composed in 1892. The original title in Russian is Щелкунчик. It has been translated into the Norwegian as Nøtteknekkeren. A large number of choreographers have created choreography to the music. The original choreography was made by Lev Ivanov.

The ballet The Nutcracker is based on E. T. A. Hoffmann's fairytale The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. Petipa and Tchaikovsky used an adaption of the fairytale by Alexandre Dumas the elder as the basis for their work.

Information

(Objekt ID 36530)
Object type Artwork
Original title Щелкунчик
Work type Music
Published 1892
Categories Christmas, Classical
Creators (2)
Peter Tsjaikovskij – Composer
Marius Petipa – Author
Productions (6)
Title Premiere
Nøtteknekkeren (Opera SørKristiansand Symphony Orchestra) 2017
Nøtteknekkeren (The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet) 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
The Nutcracker (The Kristiansund Opera) 2014, 2017, 2018
The Nutcracker (The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet) 1994, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
The Nutcracker (The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet) 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
The Nutcracker (The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet) 1965, 1966