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The Nutcracker

Tchaikovsky ballet
MusicRecording choreographic_work Q193705
The Nutcracker
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
choreographic work
Inception
1892[13]
Author
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky[2]
Genre
ballet-féerie[5]
Based on
The Nutcracker[7]
Characters
Sugar Plum Fairy[14]
Choreographer
Lev Ivanov, Marius Petipa[17][18]
Composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky[3]
Derivative work
The Nutcracker in 3D, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, De Notenkraker, Wikidata item[20][21][22][23]
Form of creative work
ballet[24]
Has part(s)
Nutcracker Suite, Trepak, Waltz of the Flowers, The Nutcracker pas de deux, Waltz of the Snowflakes[8][9][10][11][12]
Librettist
Marius Petipa[4]
Location of first performance
Mariinsky Theatre[19]
Named after
nutcracker doll[6]
Opus number
71[26]
P14541
8SNmT[27]
Present in work
Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers[15]
Set during recurring event
Christmas and holiday season[25]
Title
Щелкунчик[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en The Nutcracker en Nutcracker ar كسارة البندق cs Louskáček da Nøddeknækkeren de Nussknackersuite de Der Nußknacker de Der Nussknacker de Nußknackersuite de Blumenwalzer de Nussknacker-Suite el Ο Καρυοθραύστης es El cascanueces fa بالهٔ فندق شکن fa فندق‌شکن fa باله فندق شکن fa فندق شکن fi Pähkinänsärkijä fr Casse noisette fr Chtchelkountchik
🔖 Identifiers · 21
VIAF cluster ID
185085524
Library of Congress authority ID
n80056438
GND ID
300033729
BBC Things ID
d4461cf7-7551-4160-8bfd-d3b720461710
CANTIC ID
981058513451906706
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
107961
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/The-Nutcracker
Freebase ID
/m/01pwkm
Google Doodle
120th-anniversary-of-the-nutcracker-ballet
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Nøtteknekkeren
IMSLP ID
The_Nutcracker_(ballet),_Op.71_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr)
Larousse ID
sons/Tchaïkovski_Petr_Ilitch_Casse-Noisette_op_71__Trepak/1101283, oeuvre/Casse-Noisette/111997
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Lex ID
Nøddeknækkeren
Libris-URI
zw9ccxqh3vtg4x4
MusicBrainz work ID
f3281e81-eea2-409f-88b8-9e1e1de5ca10
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007583411605171
SELIBR ID
173925
The Oxford Dictionary of Dance entry ID
1755
Theatricalia play ID
4nn
Topic's main category
Category:The Nutcracker
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058513451906706

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Choreographer 2
Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov
Created notable works 2
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Marius Petipa
Derivative work 2
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, The Nutcracker in 3D
← Based on 2
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, The Nutcracker in 3D
← Mb:composer 2
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Author 1
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Composer 1
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Has these parts 1
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Librettist 1
Marius Petipa
Location of first performance 1
Mariinsky Theatre
Mb:based on 1
Nutcracker Suite
Named after 1
nutcracker doll
Set during recurring event 1
Christmas and holiday season
Topic's main category 1
Category:The Nutcracker
← Category's main topic 1
Category:The Nutcracker
← References work, tradition or theory 1
Ballerina
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Summary

The Nutcracker is a choreographic work[1].

Related Entities

Marius Petipa Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

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  14. [15] ↑ . Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers. wikidata.org.
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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Schemathings · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Present in work → Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Present in work: Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783705767170"
  2. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:The Nutcracker
    Has parts → —
    Named after → nutcracker doll
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    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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