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The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

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inspiration for “The Nutcracker”

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    In The Nutcracker

    Hoffmann fantasy story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, about a girl who befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on Christmas Eve and wages a battle against the evil Mouse King. Hoffmann’s story is darker and more troubling than the version that reached the stage; the Imperial…

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