As temperatures descend, something inevitable is in the air. The time of year has arrived for productions of "The Nutcracker" to proliferate around the globe. Prepare for an onslaught of rising ...

Few things evoke the holiday spirit quite like the instantly recognizable “Nutcracker” score. Composed in 1892 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, the iconic music plays as important a role in the show as the ...

In the liner notes to the new Harmonia Mundi release The Nutcracker Suites, conductor Steven Richman closes his introduction with a great quote from Duke Ellington: "There are simply two kinds of ...

The Christmas season is over, almost two months gone now. Nobody’s thinking much about the “Nutcracker.” John Stubbs is. The longtime San Diego violinist and ...

The critics were not kind after the first performance of “The Nutcracker” ballet in 1892 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The battle scene was called clumsy, the costumes were described as dull, and the ...

Gustavo Dudamel is the dad of a son turning 3 in April, the husband of a classically trained ballet dancer, and a Tchaikovsky nut whose next big project will be a “TchaikovskyFest” with the Los ...

Time was when you could scarcely imagine a ballet company performing Nutcracker without a live orchestra. But as financial challenges rose, one company after another shifted to recorded music, which ...

The Connecticut Ballet Friday announced dates and guest artists for its 41st annual production of "The Nutcracker, Dec.13 and ...

“The Nutcracker” has become an annual holiday tradition, but if you’re looking for a new twist on the classic story, check out the virtual remix “The Hip-Hop Nutcracker.” Strathmore will stream the ...

Dance companies presenting renditions of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” ballet have become as synonymous with the Christmas season as decorated trees and Santa Claus. Audiences who come to see the ...

Every one's a fruit and nut cake: the Marzipan-Zwiebelflöten, or marzipan flutes, in the Kingdom of Sweetsphoto: Johan Persson This is quite feasible given that so little of the original 1892 ...

Gustavo Dudamel is the dad of a son turning 3 in April, the husband of a classically trained ballet dancer, and a Tchaikovsky nut whose next big project will be a “TchaikovskyFest” with the Los ...