Google has celebrated the 120th anniversary of The Nutcracker today (December 18) with its Google Doodle. Originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, the two-act ballet is based on Eta Hoffmann's The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. It was first shown at St Petersberg's Mariinsky Theatre on December 18, 1892. The ballet is perhaps best known for its (more)...
- 12/18/2012
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
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