CHOREOGRAPHY Mikko Nissinen
MUSIC Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
SET AND COSTUME DESIGN Robert Perdziola
ASSISTANT SCENIC DESIGN Nicholas Kostner
LIGHTING DESIGN Mikki Kunttu

Original Premiere
December 18, 1892, Maryinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia
World Premiere
November 23, 2012, Boston Ballet, The Boston Opera House

CONDUCTOR Mischa Santora

THE NUTCRACKER PRINCE JEFFREY CIRIO
SUGAR PLUM FAIRY JI YOUNG CHAE
DROSSELMEIER LASHA KHOZASHVILI
CLARA SOPHIA JONES

Prologue

STREET SWEEPER Colton Heath
CHESTNUT VENDOR Jake Marshall
CHARITY CHAP Alberto Gil Vicente
URCHINS Students of Boston Ballet School

ACT I
Party Scene

HERR SILBERHAUS Daniel Rubin
FRAU SILBERHAUS Chenxin Liu
FRITZ Jack Wilson
GOVERNESS Kyra Muttilainen
HOUSEKEEPER Kallie Green
BUTLER Ethan Collins
FOOTMAN Louis Millard
GRANDFATHER Gearóid Solan
GRANDMOTHER Emily Aston
PARTY GUESTS Alexa Malone, Layla Porter, Alainah Grace Reidy, Sydney Williams
Sebastian Bondar, Wesley Miller, Alexander Nicolosi, Samuel Yuan
THEIR CHILDREN Students of Boston Ballet School
HARLEQUIN DOLL Tyson Ali Clark
BALLERINA DOLL Daniela Fabelo
BEAR Sam Stampleman

Battle Scene

MOUSE KING Schuyler Wijsen
MICE Tristan de Ris, John Egan, Jake Marshall, Alexander Mockrish, Kian Reeves-Meier
SOLDIERS, BUNNY, AND GINGERBREAD COOKIE Students of Boston Ballet School

Snow Scene

SNOW QUEEN AND KING KAITLYN CASEY and LAWRENCE RINES MUNRO
SNOWFLAKES Alexandria Heath and Sage Humphries
and Natalia Cardona, Jordyn Crotty, Alexa Malone, Abigail Merlis
Deanna Pearson, Emma Topalova, Sydney Williams, Alexis Workowski
LEAD REINDEER Natalie Heldmann
REINDEER Students of Boston Ballet

— 20-MINUTE INTERMISSION —

ACT II
The Kingdom of the Sweets

SUGAR PLUM FAIRY ATTENDANTS AND PAGES Graduate Program Dancers and Students of Boston Ballet School
SPANISH CHOCOLATE Tyson Ali Clark, Alainah Grace Reidy
Kyra Muttilainen, Francisco Schilereff
ARABIAN COFFEE EVELINA GODUNOVA and SCHUYLER WIJSEN
CHINESE TEA Emily Aston, Wesley Miller
FRENCH MARZIPAN SeokJoo Kim, Abigail Merlis, Sydney Williams
with Students of Boston Ballet School
MOTHER GINGER Alexander Nicolosi
with Students of Boston Ballet School
RUSSIAN TROIKA SUN WOO LEE
Finn Duggan and Henry Griffin

Waltz of the Flowers

DEW DROP CHYRSTYN MARIAH FENTROY
LEAD FLOWERS Alexandria Heath and Emma Topalova
FLOWERS  Natalia Cardona, Katie Cerny, Aubrey Daniels, Daniela Fabelo, Kallie Green,
Mia Kwong, Alexa Malone, Deanna Pearson, Layla Porter, Alexis Workowski

Grand Pas de Deux
Choreography based upon Lev Ivanov

SUGAR PLUM FAIRY and THE NUTCRACKER PRINCE

WITH APPRECIATION
This production of Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker is generously supported by Presenting Sponsor, PNC Bank,
Media Partner, WBUR, and Hotel Partner, Mandarin Oriental, Boston.

Casting is subject to change.
Boston Ballet thanks you for your support of live music performances.

Performance length: Approximately two hours including one 20-minute intermission.

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