Description
Is there anything more magical than the hush before the overture? In the gilded opera house, a little girl in a velvet dress grips the edge of her seat. The chandelier dims, the first notes of Tchaikovsky float up from the pit, and the painted curtain lifts to reveal a parlour, a towering tree and a wooden soldier with a fierce painted smile. She will not breathe properly again until the Sugar Plum Fairy takes her bow.
This petite theatre captures that first-night wonder. A Nutcracker ballet scene is framed by the stage, ready to be admired every holiday season. It makes a lovely gift for a young dancer after her first recital, a ballet teacher at the end of the term, or a grandmother who has taken the children to the same performance every year. Displayed beside the Advent calendar, it adds a little music to the room without making a sound.
What makes it special
- A miniature theatre staging a Nutcracker ballet scene
- Dimensions close to 2.25″ x 1.25″ x 2″
- Has space inside for a tiny keepsake
- A sweet present for ballet students and teachers
- Produced by Rochard of Limoges
- Delicately hand-painted French porcelain
Keep a ticket stub from a favourite performance inside, and the memory will come out every December along with the ornaments, the lights and the old recording of the score.
