The
Nutcracker
Description
The
Nutcracker is a Christmas tradition for ballet lovers all over the
world. This is a very popular seasonal event in Paris and tickets will
sell out quickly.
A
truly virtuoso piece, set to one of Tchaikovsky's masterpieces, The
Nutcracker in Paris, brings together the Ballet Company and the Ballet
School for an initiatory journey into the world of childhood
The Nutcracker ballet is based on the story "The Nutcracker and the
King of Mice" written by E.T.A. Hoffman. It's the story of a
young German girl who dreams of a Nutcracker Prince and a fierce battle
against a Mouse King with seven heads.
Piotr
Ilyitch Tchaikovsky |
Music |
Rudolf
Nureyev |
Choreography and staging |
|
after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
(Paris Opera, 1985)) |
Nicholas
Georgiadis |
Sets and costumes |
Venue Information
Address
Opéra Bastille, Place
de la Bastille 75012 Paris
Transport
Metro:
Lines 1,5 & 8 - Bastille
RER: Gare
de Lyon
Bus: 20, 29, 65, 69, 76, 86, 87, 91
Parking:Opéra
Bastille, 34 rue de Lyon (6-hour fixed-rate ticket to attend a
performance)
Ticket Price
5€, 12€, 20€, 35€, 54€, 76€, 92€, 116€, 138€
Telephone
01.71.25. 24.23
Website
The
Nutcracker - Opéra Bastille