Toledo Ballet The Nutcracker Tickets

The Nutcracker is one of the most successful ballets in history and has been performed all around the world. This time, the Toledo Ballet is bringing this creative masterpiece back to life for its 76^th Anniversary. If you want to watch all the unforgettable performances live, then book your Toledo Ballet The Nutcracker tickets and watch it in person.

The Nutcracker: A theatrical masterpiece

The Nutcracker is incredibly popular throughout the world. The two act ballet was originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. Petipa is best known for his work in ballets like, ‘The Pharoah’s Daughter,’ ‘Le Talisman’ and ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ among others whereas Ivanov is famous for his contributions in, ‘Dance of the Little Swans’ and ‘Cinderella.’ The Nutcracker’s score was given by the Russian composer of the late Romantic period, Pytor IIyich Tchaikovsky. It is based on the tale of, ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’ which was penned down by the Prussian romantic author of fantasy and horror, E.T.A Hoffman.

The Nutcracker debuted at St. Petersburg’s Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in 1892, together with last opera by Tchaikovsky titled, ‘Iolanta.’ The performances were conducted by the Italian composer, Riccardo Drigo and starred names like, Antonietta Dell’Era, Pravel Gerdt, Sergi Legat and Timofey Stukolkin among others. The premiere show of The Nutcracker did not live up to the hype and received lukewarm response from the critics.

In the 20^th century, The Nutcracker was revived. It performed for the first time outside Russia in Budapest in 1927 and was choreographed by Ede Brada. Seven years later in 1934, Nicholas Sergeyev staged the first complete performance of the ballet in England and soon Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performed The Nutcracker in New York City in 1940. Four years later, it arrived in the United States and was presented by the San Francisco Ballet to widespread acclaim. Since then, San Francisco Ballet has been staging it every Christmas Eve and debuted new productions in, 1944, 1954, 1967 and 2004.

References in the entertainment industry

The Nutcracker is loved by millions. The ballet has been performed by several companies in the North America and a lot of those generate a big part of their annual tickets revenue from its performances. The Nutcracker has become so famous that many films like, ‘Fantasia,’ ‘The Spirit of Christmas,’ ‘The Little Match Girl,’ ‘The Nutcracker Prince’ and ‘Barbie in the Nutcracker’ among others have featured its music.

In addition to that, television shows like, ‘Princess Tutu,’ ‘The Magic School Bus,’ ‘Courage The Cowardly Dog,’ ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Care Bears’ and ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ have also included some elements of the ballet. Moreover, video games like, ‘Grand Theft Auto V,’ ‘Tetris,’ ‘Winter Games,’ ‘BioShock,’ ‘Dynamite Headdy,’ ‘Mega Man Legends,’ ‘Weird Dreams’ and ‘King Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance’ have given references to The Nutcracker.

74^th Anniversary

In 2016, Toledo Ballet will be running the 74^th performance of The Nutcracker. Founded by Marie Bollinger Vogt in 1939, the company has gone on to become a leader in performing arts. It is currently being led by the American Ballet Theatre certified instructor, Lisa Mayer Lang who has danced professionally for twenty years and has been trained by some of the best ballet masters in the world. Michael Lang is also leading Toledo Ballet alongside Lisa. He has been the resident Artistic Director and Choreographer of the company since 2007.

Now the Toledo Ballet will be performing The Nutcracker in your city soon. If you would like to watch it live, then book your Toledo Ballet The Nutcracker tickets and enjoy the latest reincarnation of this magnificent ballet, live.