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The Nutcracker Many believe that The Nutcracker ballet would have disappeared from the stage were it not for Tchaikovsky's wonderful music. This was not the case when the ballet premiered in 1892. The audience was more delighted by the ballet than by Tchaikovsky's music. Nevertheless The Nutcracker was performed 18 times, 3 time more than Sleeping Beauty in its first season. When approached to compose Swan Lake, Tchaikovsky had long held an interest in composing for the ballet. Despite its brilliance, Swan Lake was poorly received and Tchaikovsky retreated from the ballet for ten years. It was then that he was approached by Vsevolojsky to create the score for The Sleeping Beauty. Tchaikovsky was enchanted by the scenario and so set to work with enthusiasm. Again he produced a masterful score that was not enthusiastically received. One can imagine, therefore, his lack of enthusiasm when The Nutcracker project was presented to him. Tchaikovsky died in 1893 he never knew what a big success his work would achieve. [ Back to index ] |
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