| Choreographer: |
Lev Ivanovich Ivanov |
| Composer: |
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky |
| Music title: |
The Nutcracker, Op. 71 |
| Scenario: |
Marius Petipa |
| Work definition: |
Ballet in two acts |
| Title notes: |
Also known as 'Casse Noisette' |
| Based on: |
Based on the story 'Nussknacker und Mausekönig' by E T A Hoffmann |
| World premiere: |
18 December 1892, Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg |
| ROH premiere: |
29 February 1968, The Royal Ballet |
| ROH company premiere: |
30 January 1934, The Vic-Wells Ballet |