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16 July 2018 (Mon), 19:00 Russian National Ballet Theatre - Classical Ballet Pyotr Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in 2 acts)

Running time: 2 hours (till 21:20)

The performance has 1 intermission

Schedule for Pyotr Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in 2 acts) 2022


Orchestra: Symphony orchestra of the Summer Ballet Seasons

Classical Ballet in 3 act

Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Libretto by Marius Petipa based on the story by E.T.A. Hoffmann
World Premiere: December 6, 1892

Tchaikovsky’s fame had spread all over the world by the 90-ies of the XIX century. Ballet reform, performed by the composer, began by him in “The Swan Lake”, transformed in “The Sleeping Beauty” into the choreographic symphony, was finished in creating “The Nutcracker”.

The first night of “The Nutcracker” took place on the same day with “Iolantha” – December,6, 1892, in Mariinsky Theatre. “The Nutcracker” is due for its birth to the leader of emperor theatres I.A. Vsevolzhsky. At the end of January 1890, after the ballet “Sleeping Beauty” had a triumphant success, the idea of a unit performance appeared. It was to combine two one-act plays – an opera “Iolantha” and a ballet “The Nutcracker” on one and the same day. So, a new performance of 1891-92 seasons was to become a “Russian pearl”. It was to be a fairy performance, with numerous findings in decorations and costumes. P.I. Tchaikovsky appreciated this form of a new synthetic performance.

“Iolantha” and “The Nutcracker” – are the last opuses of the composer for a musical theatre. They are called “the spiritual testament” of the genious. It was to preserve in soles faithfulness and courage, desire for happiness and humanity.

 

Music For Ballets Fragment 1 Fragment 2




Synopsis

Act I

Scene 1: The Park of a Castle 

Prince Siegfried and his friends are celebrating his coming of age at a private party. The guests drink to his health and the jester entertains them with his antics. The Prince is warned that his mother, the Princess Regent, is approaching. 
She is displeased with her son’s behaviour and she presents him with a crossbow. After the Princess has gone, the partying begins anew. 
Twilight falls. The guests depart and the Prince is left alone in the park. High above, Siegfried catches sight of a flock of white swans and the vision stirs the hunter’s urge in him. 
Seizing his bow, the Prince makes his way off into the heart of the forest. 

Scene 2: A Lake in the Forest in the Middle of the Night 
White swans are swimming near the shore; they are beautiful young maidens who have been transformed by the evil magician von Rothbart. Only at night can they assume human form and the only power on earth which can break this evil spell is devoted love. 
Siegfried appears. He sees one of the white birds come to shore and draws his bow to shoot it. The bird suddenly turns into a beautiful woman – it is Odette, Queen of the swan-maidens. Odette’s beauty enthrals the Prince and he tries to capture her. She, however, is afraid of the evil magician and, as she avoids Siegfried, she disappears in the midst of the swan-maidens. Siegfried runs after Odette and vows eternal love and fidelity to her. 
Odette’s heart responds in the same way to Siegfried’s passionate love. 
Dawn breaks. Odette bids Siegfried a tender farewell and the white swans glide slowly away across the lake.

Act II

Scene 3: A Ball at the Castle 
Siegfried must choose a bride from among the well-bred maidens who have been invited, but he remains indifferent to them all because he has given his heart to Odette. Only at his mother’s insistence does he dance with any of the prospective brides. 
He must, however, choose one of them, and as a token of his love, he must give his chosen bride a bouquet. As he faces this dilemma, however, a fanfare of trumpets heralds the arrival of new guests – the magician von Rothbart and Odile, his daughter. The Prince is struck by her resemblance to Odette. 
Von Rothbart wants the Prince to fall in love with Odile so that he will break his vow of eternal love and fidelity; Odette will then remain in the sorcerer’s power forever. It is for this reason that he has given his own daughter Odette’s form and features. Odile seduces Siegfried, who is fascinated by her charm. He announces to his mother that the beautiful Odile is his choice. The wicked magician is jubilant. 
Suddenly Siegfried sees a vision of the true swan-maiden outside the castle window and realises that he has been deceived into breaking his vow. In despair, he rushes to the lake to find his beloved Odette.

Act III 

Scene 4: The Lakeside, at Night 
The swan-maidens stand dejected and sad. Odette has told them what has happened. 
Siegfried rushes in. He begs Odette to forgive him and he professes his undying love for her, but the enraged sorcerer summons the black swans and commands them to separate Odette and Siegfried. Siegfried grapples with the sorcerer. Fearless in the encounter, he breaks von Rothbart’s wing. The sorcerer collapses, his power gone, and he dies. Love has broken the evil spell. The sun rises and shines radiantly on the Prince and Odette, and on the maidens whom Siegfried has rescued.




Schedule for Pyotr Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in 2 acts) 2022


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