24 The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 The Queen of Spades, Op. 68 The Nutcracker, Op. 71 In Eugene Onegin (1877-8), Tchaikovsky created one of the most original and enduring masterpieces of Russian opera.

The 19th-century Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky—still popular today for such works as The Nutcracker and the 1812 ...

Performed by the World Ballet Company, The Nutcracker is a family-friendly show featuring a score by Tchaikovsky and 40 professional ballet dancers from all over the globe. The World Ballet ...

Artistic director Aaron S Watkin eschews gimmicks and doesn't attempt to reinterpret Tchaikovsky's ballet ... but this "sweet-toothed new 'Nutcracker' is a definite step up from the old, and ...

Next On Air 17:30 Opera on 3 View full schedule Tchaikovsky was open about what he sought to achieve in his music, and that, above all, was beauty, whether in his melodies, his orchestration ...