From flop to enduring Yuletide blockbuster. Plus, finding the Maya Storm God; the unvarnished story of gold’s rise; use the quiz to figure out your next vacation
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Who doesn’t love the tin soldiers, a dashing Prince, and the prancing Sugar Plum Fairy of The Nutcracker?
Russians didn’t, at least in its 1891 premiere. How then, six decades later, did Tchaikovsky’s tarnished dance fable become the savior of American ballet companies and an enduring U.S. tradition? Start with revved-up choreography and America’s first prima ballerina.
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PHOTOGRAPH BY RUBÉN SALGADO ESCUDERO, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC |
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Today’s Soundtrack: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker
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