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How long is The Nutcracker Suite Ballet?

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P.I. Tchaikovsky's score for "The Nutcracker" runs about 88 minutes. Conductors can affect this by speeding up or slowing down passages. Groups performing this ballet sometimes repeat or eliminate musical phrases to fit their choreography.

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