The ballet 'The Nutcracker' sold out for all three nights.

Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker" returns to the stage of the City Theatre during the year-end festive season, with tickets selling out for all three performances from December 5th to 7th.

The ballet is inspired by the literary works "The Nutcracker" and "The Mouse King" by author ETA Hoffman, a fairy tale set in the world of childhood. "The Nutcracker" tells the story of a little girl named Clara and Prince Nutcracker from the world of toys. He leads her through a battle with the Mouse King, an adventure to the Candy Kingdom, and helps her make friends from all over the world.

Excerpt from the play "The Nutcracker," performed in Ho Chi Minh City in 2020. Video : Ngoc Truc

In 1891, the legendary choreographer Marius Petipa staged The Nutcracker to music by the renowned Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. A year later, the ballet premiered and became a sensation in Russia.

From the mid-20th century to the present day, this ballet has been loved by many audiences. Many dance companies, especially in the United States, stage the performance every Christmas, conveying wishes for love, life, and a happy new year.

The musical score of the opera became one of Tchaikovsky's most famous instrumental works. The Nutcracker Suite is considered the soul of the performance, with Pas de Deux standing out as one of Tchaikovsky's masterpieces, opening with a cello section and then developing into a rapid tempo, building the emotions to a climax.

Dancers Do Hoang Khang Ninh (left) and Le Tuan Anh in the ballet "The Nutcracker". Photo: Provided by the organizers.

The performance opens with a gentle overture, leading the audience into a fairytale world where Clara receives a wooden nutcracker as a Christmas gift. While sleeping under the Christmas tree, the gift unexpectedly transforms into a prince and battles the Mouse King. Act two transports the audience into the festive atmosphere of the Candy Kingdom, where the Sugarplum fairy and her sweet colors appear.

The highlight of this year's program is the live performance by the Ho Chi Minh City Symphony Orchestra (HBSO) and the HBSO Women's Choir. The ballet is choreographed by Norwegian artist Johanne Jakhelln Constant, with music conducted by conductor Le Ha My.

In this re-staging, the work features a cast of dancers including Do Hoang Khang Ninh (as Clara and the Sugarplum Fairy), Le Tuan Anh (the Nutcracker Prince), Le Duc Anh (the Knight), Chika Tatsumi (the Snow Queen), La Man Nhi (Dewdrop), Dang Minh Hien (Drosselmeyer), and students from the Salsa Ballet Center.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) was one of Russia's greatest composers, renowned for his blend of Western Romantic style and Russian folk elements. He left behind many immortal masterpieces such as the ballet Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, as well as symphonies and concertos for piano and violin.

According to vnexpress.net

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