The Story Of The Nutcracker. Although what is seen on the stage today is different in detail from the original story the basic plot remains the same. Hoffmanns 1816 fairy tale The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.
The Nutcracker is based on the book The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by ETA. The ballet begins during a Christmas Eve party where a girl named Clara is delighted when her godfather Drosselmeyer arrives with toys including a nutcracker that she takes a liking to but her brother Fritz breaks it via Nutcracker Ballet. Clara carefully places her beloved nutcracker under the Christmas tree before the family retires to bed.
The Nutcracker Russian Shchelkunchik ballet by Pyotr Tchaikovsky.
The story of The Nutcracker is loosely based on the ETA. Heres how it became the most famous figurine among many other traditional wooden decorations. The story centres itself around the Yuletide festivities Christmas time where a family has been given a Nutcracker as a gift from the childrens godfather. The Nutcracker tells a story about a girl who befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on Christmas Eve and wages a battle against the evil Mouse King.
