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Dancer Maria Tolstunova performs as Maria (Clara) during a dress rehearsal of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet "Der Nussknacker" (Nutcracker) on stage of Vienna's State Opera house September 25, 2007. The ballet will
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Nureyev's The Nutcracker from Vienna State Ballet looks back to the past and also to the future – Seen and Heard International
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Dancers of the opera ballet perform during the dress rehearsal of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" (Der Nussknacker) at the state opera in Vienna October 2, 2012. The ballet is directed by
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