Nutcracker Fantasy Keepsake Box Ornaments Inge-Glas 1-321-06

Nutcracker Fantasy Keepsake Wooden Box of 6 Collectible Christmas Ornaments from the Nutcracker Suite Inge-Glas of Germany 1-321-06 The Nutcracker 4 /12" Nutcracker Fantasy Book 3 3/4" Mouse King 4" Clara 4 1/4" The Prince 5" Herr Drosselmeier 4 3/4" "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" play was created by the German writer. E. T. A. Hoffman in 1816. A magical story about a young girl, Marie, who was given a nutcracker doll from her godfather, Herr Drosselmeier. The play was adapted in 1845 by the French novelist Alexandre Dumas, who changed the play to be more suitable for children. At this point, Marie''s name was changed to Clara. In 1891, this version was chosen by the senior ballet master of the Russian Imperial Ballet, who then commissioned Piotry Ilyich Tchaikovsky to compose a score for the nutcracker production. The ballet opened in St. Petersburg, Russia, on December 17, 1892, "The Nutcracker", a holiday fairy tale about a girl named Clara and her nutcracker doll....and so t