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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Stephanie Swee / The Bulletin
November 24, 2001
Tchaikovsky's famous ballet, "The Nutcracker," is a holiday tradition. Behind the magic of Clara's sugarplum dreams is the figure that inspired the panoply of fantasy and dance " the Nutcracker Prince himself.
Although nutcrackers were made before the ballet premiered in 1892, the....