The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King is a story that was made by E.T.A Hoffmann in 1816. First, It was a magical story about a little girl who got a Nutcracker for Christmas from her godfather. Also, This story has been adapted into various versions of the Nutcracker, like plays, movies, books, and ballets. The story has many versions yet the plot stays about the same. The plot of the story circles around Clara who is the protagonist, and she gets a Nutcracker from her godfather for Christmas. Also

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King was written by E.T.A Hoffmann in 1816. The story is about a little girl who receives a Nutcracker for Christmas and has a very magical dream about it. The story has many versions. Some versions include: movies, plays, ballets, and stories, but the plot remains similar in them. Despite the fact that there are many versions of the Nutcracker and the Mouse King, the plot remains the same. Clara, the protagonist, and her brother, Franz, wait for their Godfather to

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King was originally written in 1816 by E.T.A. Hoffmann. There are several versions of The Nutcracker. The Nutcracker was adapted into a book, ballet, play, movie, and musical. They are very similar to each other but they each have a special touch to them. The story The Nutcracker is a magical story. First, the protagonist was Clara. Also, some of the antagonist were Franz, Clara’s Godfather, and The Nutcracker. The setting takes place during Christmas Eve, in Clara’s

Renaissance period (Kraus 63). From the first ballet performed in 1580 to the present, women have been portrayed as fragile and dependent on men. One such ballet is The Nutcracker in which the girl-heroine Clara relies on the Nutcracker to save her from the evil Mouse King.      The first production of The Nutcracker was performed for critics, public figures, and members of high society and received lack luster reviews on December 17, 1892 (Anderson 40-52). The story opens in the

life produced some of his best compositions. In 1880, Tchaikovsky's most famous piece, 1812 Overture-cannons at the ready!, was composed. Tchaikovsky also composed Symphony No. 6, ‘Pathétique’ and the two well known ballets Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker during his last three years of life. In 1893, Tchaikovsky passed away. It was reported that Tchaikovsky died from cholera, but many people believe when Tchaikovsky’s relationship with an aristocratic, Russian man became public, he committed

The Nutcracker: Live On the 26th of November, 2016, I had the wonderful opportunity to witness the Colorado Ballet Orchestra perform the nutcracker live. The concert was at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, and the phenomenal symphony was led by Adam Flatt. This was my first ever classical concert as well as concert, and I was not disappointed. The performance was wonderful, and the opera house was beautiful. The Nutcracker performance was one hour and fifty minutes long, therefore

The Nutcracker Ballet is based on the story of the original story which was written by E.T.A. Hoffman in 1816. Although Hoffman’s story was a fairy tale, it was not meant for children. Then in 1892, a choreographer named Marius Petipa sought Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky to write music which would become one of the most popular ballets of the world. It was Christmas Eve at the Stahlbaum house and it was attended by all the townspeople. Soon the party grew as the guest began to arrive. Then, godfather

the Nutcracker was originally by E.T.A. Hoffman in 1892, where a young girl has a magical dream. The story is told in many different ways such as movies, children's books, plays, and ballets. In different cultures people will have different versions, but the plot remains similar. Along with how the Nutcracker is shown the plot and story also remain similar. The protagonists in the story is Clara and the Nutcracker. The antagonists includes the Mouse queen and in some stories the Mouse King, the

Tchaikovsky’s ballet, The Nutcracker, is a Christmas classic. With memorable songs and beautiful instrumentation, many cannot imagine Christmas without it. Dance companies perform the ballet year after year with spectators coming to watch annually. There have even been LGBT, hip hop, and Jewish adaptations to the popular ballet (Begley). Thousands of musicians and dancers all over the world perform it to add to the excitement and cheer of the holidays.     The original story of The Nutcracker started with ETA

yet Thoughtful” A short and ugly man may look like that on the outside but may have a heart of burning wood full of love on the inside as E.T.A. Hoffmann explains in the Nutcracker. Nutcracker authored by E.T.A. Hoffmann, a fiction, is about Marie, a young girl who plays with dolls, finds herself madly in love with the Nutcracker and willing to do anything for him in their house to keep him alive. Furthermore, Foremost, on Christmas Eve, when Marie and Fritz hide in a dark closet to spy on the