The first audio recording of Lowell Liebermann's complete score to Liam Scarlett's ballet adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel. Recorded during live ballet performances at War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. The producers state, "The live audience, the special effects, beautiful sets and incredible dancers allowed us to document an 'event' rather than simply recording a musical score. The composer, Lowell Liebermann was with us at all of...

It is Christmas eve and Clara and Fritz's parents are throwing their annual holiday party. The mysterious guest, the toymaker Herr Drosselmeyer, arrives with life-size dancing dolls to entertain the family and their guests, but he saves his most special gift for his god-daughter Clara, a nutcracker doll. That night, the tree begins to grow, the toy soldiers and the Mouse King have a battle, and Clara's nutcracker turns into a handsome prince! This...