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Episode Transcript
Calarogus Shark Media Greeting's ballet Buffs. I'm journey Joe Mitchell,
and welcome to an enchanted edition of five daily trivia questions.
Let's explore some fascinating facts about the Nutcracker ballet. Question one,
which Russian composer initially hated writing The Nutcracker but changed
(00:23):
his mind when he discovered what unique new instrument in Paris?
Question two? What traditional dance was cut from the original
eighteen ninety two production because the sugarplum fairy fell through
a trapdoor during dress rehearsal. Question three? How did George
Balanshin's childhood role in The Nutcracker lead him to make
(00:46):
a significant change to the ballet when he brought it
to America. Question four? What wartime substitution during the nineteen
forty one production accidentally created the now traditional snow effect.
Question five? Which famous department store window display in nineteen
(01:09):
thirty nine helped establish the Nutcracker as an American Christmas tradition.
We'll be right back with these magical answers after this break.
Welcome back, trivia fans. Let's reveal today's answers. Question one
asked which Russian composer initially hated writing The Nutcracker, but
changed his mind when he discovered what unique new instrument
(01:32):
in Paris. Answer. Tchaikovsky discovered the Celesta during a Paris
shopping trip and immediately ordered one ship to Russia in
secret for the sugar Plum Fairies dance. He wrote to
his publisher, I have discovered an amazing instrument. Please don't
tell anyone. Question two asked what traditional dance was cut
from the original eighteen ninety two production because the sugar
(01:54):
Plum Fairy fell through a trapdoor during dress rehearsal. Answer.
The original featured solo coffee dance that was cut when
prima ballerina Antonietta de Lera fell through the stage's Arabian
scene trapdoor. The dance was restored in nineteen thirty four
and is now known as the Arabian Dance. Question three
asked how did George Balanchine's childhood role in The Nutcracker
(02:17):
lead him to make a significant change to the ballet
when he brought it to America. Answer. Having played the
Prince as a child in Russia, Balanchine expanded the children's
roles significantly in his nineteen fifty four production. He believed
the ballet should be Buy Children for children, creating the
tradition of using child dancers. Question four asked what wartime
(02:39):
substitution during the nineteen forty one production accidentally created the
now traditional snow scene effect. Answer. When paper shortages made
confetti unavailable, the Mariinsky Theater used laundry soap flakes for snow,
creating a more realistic falling effect. Modern productions still use
a similar soap based snow formula. Question five, I've asked
(03:00):
which famous department store window display in nineteen thirty nine
helped establish the Nutcracker as an American Christmas tradition. Answer.
Macy's created a mechanical Nutcracker window featuring scenes from the ballet,
inspiring San Francisco Ballet's director to stage America's first full production.
The original mechanical dolls are still used in Macy's holiday displays.
(03:22):
That concludes today's five Daily Trivia questions. I'm journey Joe Mitchell,
and today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology.
See you tomorrow.
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