P. I. TCHAIKOVSKY
THE NUTCRACKER

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The Nutcracker
Ballet in two acts choreographed by Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov
[The event will last approximately 2 hours]

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The Antenna Group with the collaboration of the Thessaloniki Concert Hall will present ballet productions from the Royal Opera House of London

From the very first notes of Tchaikovsky's overture to The Nutcracker, a sense of mystery and magic pervades the theatre as Herr Drosselmeyer sets in train the events that wwill see his beloved nephew, Hans Peter, freed from the enchantment of the evil Mouse King by the resourceful Clara.
The Nutcracker unforlds over two glorious acts. For Act I it is Christmas Eve and we are brought to a party at which Drosselmeyer gives young Clara a nutcracker doll - beginning a night that includes a mgically growing Christmas tree, a midnight battle of toy soldiers at which the Nutcracker defeats the villainous Mouse King and his army of mice, and a headlong pas de deux in which Clara and Hans Peter meet and celebrate their triumph before being enveloped in a magical snowstorm. Act II whisks the young pair off to the Kingdom of Sweets, where they are entertained by the Sugar Plum Fairy with her handsome Prince and her glittering court in a series of dazzling dances. Peter Wright's classic production, first seen at Covent Garden in 1984, is an essential part of Christmas for audiences of all ages.