It’s impossible to imagine the Christmas season without “The Nutcracker,” a beloved ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Written in 1892, this two-act classical ballet remains a symbol of the holiday ...

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will present a diverse lineup for its 2026-27 season, including five major productions. The season ...

Add a touch of magic to your holiday season! A Ridgefield holiday tradition, Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance presents Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker at The Ridgefield Playhouse Friday, December 13 at ...

It is, for so many of us, the permanent soundtrack of the holiday season. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballet “The Nutcracker,” like no other music, conjures up images for me of warm fireplaces, ...

Are you looking for something festive to do with the family this Thanksgiving weekend? Take them to “The Nutcracker” at the Kennedy Center this Wednesday through Sunday. “You think Christmas, holidays ...

The Christmas season is over, almost two months gone now. Nobody’s thinking much about the “Nutcracker.” John Stubbs is. The longtime San Diego violinist and ...

Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. In many ways Wiley’s book is a revisionist history. The traditional view, especially prevalent among musicians, ...

This article originally published in December 2021. Portions of it were updated with 2022 information about "The Nutcracker." Even though Tom Mattingly worked on roughly a dozen productions of "The ...