Dr. Drosselmeyer
Dr. Drosselmeyer finally opens the mysterious package—a nutcracker for Clara, dressed in the blue and gold uniform of a soldier. Clara falls in love with her nutcracker at once and dances with him, to the joy of the other children.
– A previous version of the
Nutcracker doll, as a jester.
Productions of The Nutcracker proliferated quickly across the United States after Mr. C’s success. Many of these stagings depicted Drosselmeyer as sinister, but Mr. C wanted a more quirky character, filled with mystery.
– Drosselmeyer and his nephew
in an earlier production of The Nutcracker
Productions of The Nutcracker proliferated quickly across the United States after Mr. C’s success. Many of these stagings depicted Drosselmeyer as sinister, but Mr. C wanted a more quirky character, filled with mystery.
– Drosselmeyer and his nephew
in an earlier production of The Nutcracker
The most recent productions offer a quick glimpse of the outside of Dr. Drosselmeyer’s workshop, filled with an abundance of clocks and toys in the first moments of the opening act.
– Sketch for Dr. Drosselmeyer’s workshop
