In 1892 , the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and choreographers Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov turned Alexandre Dumas père 's adaptation of the story into the ballet `` The Nutcracker '' , which became one of Tchaikovsky 's most famous compositions , and perhaps the most popular ballet in the world .
In 1892 , the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and choreographers Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov turned Alexandre Dumas , père 's adaptation of the story into the ballet `` The Nutcracker '' . The ballet became one of Tchaikovsky 's most famous compositions , and perhaps the most popular ballet in the world .