Synopsis

One of ballet's most beloved stories, performed by one of the world's great companies. Teatro alla Scala presents Rudolf Nureyev's staging of The Nutcracker, danced by the Scala Ballet to Tchaikovsky's irresistible score. It is Christmas Eve in the early nineteenth century and young Clara receives a nutcracker as a gift from the mysterious Herr Drosselmeyer. When the household falls asleep, her...