How did Tchaikovsky’s ballet become a staple of the festive season? Clemency Burton-Hill goes in search of The Nutcracker’s universal appeal. It’s as quintessentially Christmassy as mince pies, fir ...

As temperatures descend, something inevitable is in the air. The time of year has arrived for productions of "The Nutcracker" to proliferate around the globe. Prepare for an onslaught of rising ...

Members of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in a production of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker." It’s a perennial holiday favorite but it took a long time to grow into a classic. The United States was ...

It’s impossible to imagine the Christmas season without “The Nutcracker,” a beloved ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Written in 1892, this two-act classical ballet remains a symbol of the holiday ...

Renee Montagne talks with Miles Hoffman about the history of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite. Hoffman is the violist of the American Chamber Players, and authored The NPR Classical Music Companion.

It's Nutcracker season and venues across the country are filling up with the sounds of sugar plum fairies and waltzing flowers. While visiting Paris, Tchaikovsky heard Victor Mustel's new invention: ...

The Nutcracker ballet by Tchaikovsky is loosely based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's fantasy The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. A girl befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on Christmas Eve and wages a ...

“As far as I can remember, I have never before, during any phase of my life, felt as miserable as I do now.” Tchaikovsky said this during the time he was composing The Nutcracker because, surprisingly ...

Disney’s new adaptation of The Nutcracker will have gingerbread soldiers, an army of mice and the sugar plum fairy grace our screens this Christmas. Here's everything you need to know from the cast to ...

Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky’s famed 1812 Overture was first performed, outdoors, at the base of the majestic Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. His beloved ballet, the Nutcracker, was introduced ...

How did Tchaikovsky’s ballet become a staple of the festive season? Clemency Burton-Hill goes in search of The Nutcracker’s universal appeal. So how did a work that has nothing to do with the nativity ...