Christmas Eve. A child is sitting alone beside a sparse Christmas tree. A few garlands from former Christmases hang sadly on its branches.
The child’s mother is dead.
Suddenly, like a dream or as if by magic, his mother is there beside him and leaves a small gift under the tree.
The enchanted night begins. The gift grows bigger and becomes a miraculous icon. Friends jump out. The mother is there, followed by two Angels of light and Marius-Mephisto.
The entire room dances and rings out with the child’s laughter.
Is it a dream?
Reality is what we think it is. Reality is the moment, here and now. Freed from anguish, the child sees the pas de deux from the Nutcracker ballet directed by Marius, his teacher, and danced by the prince and princess.
He will be a dancer.
MUSICAL REFERENCES
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Album: Nutcracker, Op. 71 Acte 1, Acte 2
Performers: London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Direction: Mariss Jansons ; Musical Director: Ronald Corp ; Label: EMI
Album: Nutcracker; Title: Tarentelle
Performers: Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Director: Seiji Ozawa ; Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Title: Trepak (Russian Dance), Coda ; Performers: Orchestra Teatro Regio Torino ; Director : Algus David – Live recording
Accordion partition
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Titles : Waltz of the snowflakes, Waltz of the flowers, Finale waltz and apotheosis
Performer at the creation 1998: Yvette Horner
Performer at the revival 2018: Lisa Biard
Vincent Scotto
Title: Sous les ponts de Paris
Performer at the creation 1998: Yvette Horner
Performer at the revival 2018: Lisa Biard
Léon Raiter
Title: Les Roses blanches
Performer at the creation 1998: Yvette Horner
Performer at the revival 2018: Lisa Biard
Tony Murena
Title: Indifférence
Performer: Lisa Biard
Johann Sebastian Bach
Title: Air Varié
Performer at the creation 1998: Yvette Horner
Performer at the revival 2018: Lisa Biard