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 PAUL CRAIG
SUGAR PLUM FAIRY LIA CIRIO
DROSSELMEIER PATRICK YOCUM
CLARA HANNAH ANDERSON
Prologue
STREET SWEEPER Michael Dadlez
CHESTNUT VENDOR Jake Marshall
CHARITY CHAP Ethan Collins
URCHINS Students of Boston Ballet School
ACT I
Party Scene
HERR SILBERHAUS SeokJoo Kim
FRAU SILBERHAUS Alainah Grace Reidy
FRITZ Alberto Gil Vicente
GOVERNESS Chenxin Liu
HOUSEKEEPER Aubrey Daniels
BUTLER Colton Heath
FOOTMAN Alexander Mockrish
GRANDFATHER Spencer Wetherington
GRANDMOTHER Daniela Fabelo
PARTY GUESTS Emily Aston, Katie Cerny, Deanna Pearson, Sydney Williams
Sebastian Bondar, Finn Duggan, Wesley Miller, Samuel Yuan
THEIR CHILDREN Students of Boston Ballet School
HARLEQUIN DOLL Daniel R. Durrett
BALLERINA DOLL Evelina Godunova
BEAR Tyson Ali Clark
Battle Scene
MOUSE KING Alexander Nicolosi
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 Abigail Merlis
and Zoe Cartier, Katie Cerny, Jordyn Crotty, Kallie Green,
Bogyeong Kim, Alexa Malone, Layla Porter, Sydney Williams
LEAD REINDEER Kanoko Aoyama
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 Alexander Nicolosi, Layla Porter,
Sage Humphries, Francisco Schilereff
ARABIAN COFFEE EVELINA GODUNOVA and SCHUYLER WIJSEN
CHINESE TEA Sam Stampleman and Alexis Workowski
FRENCH MARZIPAN SeokJoo Kim, Alexa Malone, Alainah Grace Reidy
with Students of Boston Ballet School
MOTHER GINGER Louis Millard
with Students of Boston Ballet School
RUSSIAN TROIKA SEBASTIAN BONDAR
Wesley Miller and Spencer Wetherington
Waltz of the Flowers
DEW DROP ALEXANDRIA HEATH
LEAD FLOWERS Emily Aston and Daniela Fabelo
FLOWERS Natalia Cardona, Zoe Cartier, Katie Cerny, Jordyn Crotty, Bailey Hall,
Sophia Jones, Abigail Merlis, Kyra Muttilainen, Sydney Williams, 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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