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The Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffmann, Janet Schulman
4.0
I am a fan of Niroot’s artwork. He uses beautiful colors, very rich and deep. The people are all black like a shadow and other objects like the clock are blocked out black. It’s like seeing shadows of important things projected on a scene. I don’t know why that works, but it works well. There are plenty of details in this one.
I adore the Nutcracker. It takes me back to my years playing in the orchestra pit for the ballet. Those are some of my best memories. I loved playing that score. I was the piccolo player and toward the end there is this run the piccolo has that is high and the line is the glory of the ballet. I loved playing that part. I could play in tune which is a must and I had a sweet sound. Anyway, I’m nostalgic.
The adaptation of the book is nice and reads well. There is a beautiful pop-up on the last page when Clara comes to the castle. It’s wonderful.
The nephew has seen the Nutcracker with us and he thinks it’s rather boring after the battle with the rats is over. He enjoyed the pop-up and the rat battle and the rest he was putting his feet on the wall and not paying attention. He gave it 3 stars.
I adore the Nutcracker. It takes me back to my years playing in the orchestra pit for the ballet. Those are some of my best memories. I loved playing that score. I was the piccolo player and toward the end there is this run the piccolo has that is high and the line is the glory of the ballet. I loved playing that part. I could play in tune which is a must and I had a sweet sound. Anyway, I’m nostalgic.
The adaptation of the book is nice and reads well. There is a beautiful pop-up on the last page when Clara comes to the castle. It’s wonderful.
The nephew has seen the Nutcracker with us and he thinks it’s rather boring after the battle with the rats is over. He enjoyed the pop-up and the rat battle and the rest he was putting his feet on the wall and not paying attention. He gave it 3 stars.