Clara in The Nutcracker

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Clara in *The Nutcracker* is the young heroine whose magical Christmas Eve journey with the Nutcracker Prince forms the heart of Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet character
fictional character
age child
alsoKnownAs Marie (in some productions) NERFINISHED
Masha (in Russian productions) NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Nutcracker NERFINISHED
The Nutcracker ballet NERFINISHED
appearsInAct Act I NERFINISHED
Act II
artForm ballet
associatedWith Christmas NERFINISHED
ballet
fantasy
basedOn Marie Stahlbaum NERFINISHED
basedOnAuthor E. T. A. Hoffmann NERFINISHED
basedOnWork The Nutcracker and the Mouse King NERFINISHED
celebrates Christmas Eve
centralTheme coming of age
holiday magic
imagination
companion Nutcracker Prince NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Russia
creator Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED
danceType classical ballet
enemy Mouse King NERFINISHED
familyName Stahlbaum NERFINISHED
firstPerformancePlace Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceYear 1892
gender female
guardianFigure Drosselmeyer NERFINISHED
hasParent Mr. Stahlbaum NERFINISHED
Mrs. Stahlbaum NERFINISHED
hasSibling Fritz Stahlbaum NERFINISHED
librettoBy Lev Ivanov NERFINISHED
Marius Petipa NERFINISHED
musicBy Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED
notableScene battle with the Mouse King
journey through the snow forest
visit to the Sugar Plum Fairy
originalLanguage Russian
receivesGift Nutcracker doll
rescues Nutcracker Prince NERFINISHED
roleInWork protagonist
travelsTo Land of Snow NERFINISHED
Land of Sweets NERFINISHED

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Gelsey Kirkland notableRole Clara in The Nutcracker
Misty Copeland notableRole Clara in The Nutcracker