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Toy Story Meets Nutcracker? Respighi’s “La Boutique Fantasque”
Based on piano music by Gioachino Rossini, Ottorino Respighi's charming one-act ballet "La Boutique Fantasque," or "The Magic Toyshop," is festive, fun listening -- from the mysterious opening bars to the slam-bang finish, we dare you not to tap your toes the whole way through!