成人快手

Our third Christmas Cracker! Seeing a performance of Tchaikovsky鈥檚 ballet, The Nutcracker, is, for many people, as much a part of Christmas as tinsel, turkey and a tree. It premiered 120 years ago yesterday, in the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. As productions around the country get under way this year, Sugar Plum Fairy Sarah Lamb, and conductor Koen Kessels, both from this Christmas鈥檚 Royal Ballet production of The Nutcracker, and Judith Mackrell, The Guardian鈥檚 dance critic, share their thoughts on what gives Tchaikovsky鈥檚 exquisite confection its enduring appeal.