Suite du ballet "Casse-noisette"

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À propos de l'œuvre

The Nutcracker is a two-part ballet adapted from E.T.A Hoffman's story, 'The Nutcracker and the mouse King.' It premiered in 1892 as part of a double billing of Tchaikovsky's opera 'Iolanta.' The ballet was originally unsuccessful although the music from the ballet was. Now the ballet is as succesful as the music, generating much income as the most popular christmas time ballet. It follows the story of a young girl who

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Piotr Illitch Tchaïkovski

Né(e) le :

7 mai 1840

Disparu(e) le :

6 novembre 1893

Cette année marque le 175e anniversaire de la naissance de Piotr Illitch Tchaïkovski, l'un des enfants chéris de la Russie. Le Concours International Tchaïkovski, qui porte le nom du grand compositeur,…

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