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 PATRICK YOCUM
SUGAR PLUM FAIRY EVELINA GODUNOVA
DROSSELMEIER PAUL CRAIG
CLARA HANNAH ANDERSON
Prologue
STREET SWEEPER Alexander Mockrish
CHESTNUT VENDOR Jake Marshall
CHARITY CHAP Ethan Collins
URCHINS Students of Boston Ballet School
ACT I
Party Scene
HERR SILBERHAUS SeokJoo Kim
FRAU SILBERHAUS Lauren Herfindahl
FRITZ Alberto Gil Vicente
GOVERNESS Chenxin Liu
HOUSEKEEPER Sophia Jones
BUTLER Colton Heath
FOOTMAN Alexander Mockrish
GRANDFATHER Spencer Wetherington
GRANDMOTHER Daniela Fabelo
PARTY GUESTS Emily Aston, Katie Cerny, Kyra Muttilainen, Alexis Workowski
Sebastian Bondar, Finn Duggan, Wesley Miller, Sam Stampleman
THEIR CHILDREN Students of Boston Ballet School
HARLEQUIN DOLL Francisco Schilereff
BALLERINA DOLL Alexa Malone
BEAR Tyson Ali Clark
Battle Scene
MOUSE KING Samuel Yuan
MICE Ethan Collins, London Cooke, Michael Dadlez, Kelby Farnsworth, Louis Millard
SOLDIERS, BUNNY, AND GINGERBREAD COOKIE Students of Boston Ballet School
Snow Scene
SNOW QUEEN AND KING EMMA TOPALOVA and HENRY GRIFFIN
SNOWFLAKES Emily Aston and Alexis Workowski
and Natalia Cardona, Jordyn Crotty, Kallie Green, Bogyeong Kim,
Abigail Merlis, Layla Porter, Alainah Grace Reidy, Sydney Williams
LEAD REINDEER Isabella Wei
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, Layla Porter,
Daniela Fabelo, Schuyler Wijsen
ARABIAN COFFEE Alexandria Heath and Daniel Rubin
CHINESE TEA Emily Aston and Wesley Miller
FRENCH MARZIPAN Finn Duggan, Alexa Malone, Alainah Grace Reidy
with Students of Boston Ballet School
MOTHER GINGER Louis Millard
with Students of Boston Ballet School
RUSSIAN TROIKA SPENCER WETHERINGTON
Alexander Nicolosi, Sam Stampleman
Waltz of the Flowers
DEW DROP MADOKA SUGAI
LEAD FLOWERS Lauren Herfindahl and Sage Humphries
FLOWERS Natalia Cardona, Katie Cerny, Jordyn Crotty, Bailey Hall, Sophia Jones,
Abigail Merlis, Kyra Muttilainen, Sydney Williams, Alexis Workowski, Eden Young
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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