The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker


  • How Disneyโ€™s Fantasound Brought Surround Sound to Hollywood in 1940

    In the late 1930s, when Hollywood was still refining synchronized sound, Walt Disney had an audacious idea. He wanted to create an animated film that not only brought classical music to the masses but did so in a way that allowed audiences to feel like they were immersed in the music itself. Enter Fantasiaโ€”a revolutionary…

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  • The Premiere of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker”

    In the winter of 1892, on December 18, the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, was the stage for a historic moment in the world of performing arts. It was here that Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovskyโ€™s โ€œThe Nutcrackerโ€ made its debut, a ballet that would go on to become a beloved holiday tradition across the globe,…

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