The Nutcracker

Dec 22, 2024 at 1:00 PM · Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington, VT Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington, VT

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The Nutcracker

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The Nutcracker is a celebrated two-act classical ballet composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, which premiered in December 1892. Based on Alexandre Dumas’s adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s fantasy story, the plot follows a young girl named Clara who receives a magical nutcracker doll on Christmas Eve. After the doll comes to life and defeats the evil Mouse King, it transforms into a prince and takes Clara on an enchanting journey to the Land of Sweets.