2021年10月29日 · The Nutcracker (1892): A classic ballet commonly produced around Christmastime, The Nutcracker was originally staged by French choreographer Marius Petipa and Russian choreographer Lev Ivanov. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed the music for the ballet, which premiered in St. Petersburg. It tells the story of Clara, a young girl who shrinks to ...