Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Music: No Sugar Plums Here: The Dark, Romantic Roots Of 'The Nutcracker'

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No Sugar Plums Here: The Dark, Romantic Roots Of 'The Nutcracker'
Dec 25th 2012, 15:19

Few people today remember E.T.A. Hoffmann, but most everyone is familiar with his most famous creation: The Nutcracker. NPR's Robert Siegel traces the history of everyone's favorite Christmas ballet all the way back to its much darker original version.

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