Act I

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Act I is the opening section of Tchaikovsky’s ballet *The Nutcracker*, introducing the Christmas Eve setting and the characters whose magical adventures drive the story.

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instanceOf ballet act
basedOn The Nutcracker and the Mouse King NERFINISHED
basedOnAuthor E. T. A. Hoffmann NERFINISHED
choreographyOriginal Lev Ivanov NERFINISHED
Marius Petipa NERFINISHED
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED
containsEvent Christmas Eve party
Clara receives the Nutcracker
Nutcracker’s transformation into a prince
Nutcracker’s victory
battle with the Mouse King
gift-giving
transformation of Christmas tree
containsMusicNumber A Pine Forest in Winter NERFINISHED
Children’s Galop and Entry of the Parents NERFINISHED
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (in some concert suites, Act II in full ballet) NERFINISHED
Departure of the Guests NERFINISHED
Grandfather Dance NERFINISHED
March
Overture
The Battle NERFINISHED
Waltz of the Snowflakes NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
endsWith Waltz of the Snowflakes NERFINISHED
genre Romantic ballet
historicalPeriod late 19th century
introducesCharacter Clara NERFINISHED
Drosselmeyer NERFINISHED
Fritz NERFINISHED
Mouse King NERFINISHED
Nutcracker NERFINISHED
languageOfLibretto Russian
leadsTo Act II (The Nutcracker) NERFINISHED
librettist Marius Petipa NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Clara NERFINISHED
Drosselmeyer NERFINISHED
Fritz NERFINISHED
Marie NERFINISHED
Mouse King NERFINISHED
Nutcracker NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction depicts Christmas party
introduction of setting and characters
presents battle between toy soldiers and mice
orchestrationBy Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED
partOf The Nutcracker NERFINISHED
premiereCity Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED
premiereDate 1892-12-18
premierePlace Mariinsky Theatre NERFINISHED
settingPlace Stahlbaum family home NERFINISHED
settingTime Christmas Eve NERFINISHED

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