tchaikovsky
Born: 7 May 1840
Birthplace: Votkinsk, Russia
Died: 6 November 1893
Best Known As: Russian composer of The Nutcracker
ID: 60345 the mariinsky theatre in st petersburg mk270 the mariinsky theatre in st petersburg. many operas by tchaikovsky, in cluding the sleeping beauty and the nutcracker, were first performed there.