Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet in Cleveland
Music Hall at the Cleveland Public Auditorium in ClevelandSun, Nov 8, 2026 ยท 03:00 PM
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NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet is a Arts & Theatre / Dance / Dance event at Music Hall at the Cleveland Public Auditorium in Cleveland.
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The classic Christmas ballet is set on Christmas Eve at the foot of a Christmas tree in a child's imagination, featuring a Nutcracker doll. This production by The Former Moscow Ballet brings Tchaikovsky's score to life in Cleveland.
Since the late 1960s, The Nutcracker has become a holiday tradition danced by many ballet companies, especially in North America. Tchaikovsky's music, noted for its use of the celesta, remains one of his most famous compositions.
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- The Nutcracker has become a holiday tradition performed by many ballet companies.
- The story is based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's classic tale.
- The performance is part of a cherished holiday tradition.
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What is the story behind The Nutcracker?
It is based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', adapted by Alexandre Dumas.
Who composed the music for The Nutcracker?
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
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71, is an 1892 two-act classical ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, set on Christmas Eve at the foot of a Christmas tree in a child's imagination featuring a Nutcracker doll.
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