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 Tianyi Ren
THE NUTCRACKER PRINCE SANGMIN LEE
SUGAR PLUM FAIRY VIKTORINA KAPITONOVA
DROSSELMEIER LASHA KHOZASHVILI
CLARA CHISAKO OGA
Prologue
STREET SWEEPER Ethan Collins
CHESTNUT VENDOR Louis Millard
CHARITY CHAP Jake Marshall
URCHINS Students of Boston Ballet School
ACT I
Party Scene
HERR SILBERHAUS Schuyler Wijsen
FRAU SILBERHAUS Chenxin Liu
FRITZ William Barrett
GOVERNESS Sage Humphries
HOUSEKEEPER Natalia Cardona
BUTLER Michael Dadlez
FOOTMAN Sam Stampleman
GRANDFATHER Spencer Wetherington
GRANDMOTHER Abigail Merlis
PARTY GUESTS Alexa Malone, Alainah Grace Reidy, Emma Topalova, Sydney Williams
Tyson Ali Clark, SeokJoo Kim, Francisco Schilereff, Gearóid Solan
THEIR CHILDREN Students of Boston Ballet School
HARLEQUIN DOLL Wesley Miller
BALLERINA DOLL Alexis Workowski
BEAR Henry Griffin
Battle Scene
MOUSE KING Finn Duggan
MICE Ethan Collins, Colton Heath, Louis Millard, Alexander Mockrish, Alberto Gil Vicente
SOLDIERS, BUNNY, AND GINGERBREAD COOKIE Students of Boston Ballet School
Snow Scene
SNOW QUEEN AND KING KAITLYN CASEY and LAWRENCE RINES MUNRO
SNOWFLAKES Alainah Grace Reidy and Emma Topalova
and Emily Aston, Zoe Cartier, Katie Cerny, Daniela Fabelo,
Kallie Green, Alexandria Heath, Alexa Malone, Kyra Muttilainen
LEAD REINDEER Chelsea Shen
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 SeokJoo Kim, Alexis Workowski,
Daniela Fabelo, Schuyler Wijsen
ARABIAN COFFEE LIA CIRIO and PATRICK YOCUM
CHINESE TEA Emily Aston and Gearóid Solan
FRENCH MARZIPAN Daniel R. Durrett, Alexandria Heath, Emma Topalova
with Students of Boston Ballet School
MOTHER GINGER Henry Griffin
with Students of Boston Ballet School
RUSSIAN TROIKA TYSON ALI CLARK
Wesley Miller, Spencer Wetherington
Waltz of the Flowers
DEW DROP LAUREN HERFINDAHL
LEAD FLOWERS Sage Humphries and Kyra Muttilainen
FLOWERS Zoe Cartier, Katie Cerny, Sophia Jones, Alexa Malone, Abigail Merlis,
Deanna Pearson, Layla Porter, Alainah Grace Reidy, Chelsea Shen, Sydney Williams
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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