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 SEO HYE HAN
DROSSELMEIER LASHA KHOZASHVILI
CLARA MAYA YANEZ
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 Tyson Ali Clark
FRAU SILBERHAUS Alainah Grace Reidy
FRITZ Jack Wilson
GOVERNESS Chenxin Liu
HOUSEKEEPER Kallie Green
BUTLER Ethan Collins
FOOTMAN Louis Millard
GRANDFATHER Wesley Millard
GRANDMOTHER Emily Aston
PARTY GUESTS Katie Cerny, Daniela Fabelo, Alexandria Heath, Layla Porter
Sebastian Bondar, Henry Griffin, Alexander Nicolosi, Samuel Yuan
THEIR CHILDREN Students of Boston Ballet School
HARLEQUIN DOLL Francisco Schilereff
BALLERINA DOLL Alexis Workowski
BEAR Gearóid Solan
Battle Scene
MOUSE KING Schuyler Wijsen
MICE Tristan de Ris, Colton Heath, Jake Marshall, Alexander Mockrish, Kian Reeve-Meier
SOLDIERS, BUNNY, AND GINGERBREAD COOKIE Students of Boston Ballet School
Snow Scene
SNOW QUEEN AND KING WANTING ZHAO and SANGMIN LEE
SNOWFLAKES Alexandria Heath and Sage Humphries
and Natalia Cardona, Jordyn Crotty, Mia Kwong, Alexa Malone, Abigail Merlis, Deanna Pearson, Emma Topalova, Sydney Williams
LEAD REINDEER Brielle Stewert
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 Gearóid Solan, Alexis Workowski,
Daniela Fabelo, Sam Stampleman
ARABIAN COFFEE EVELINA GODUNOVA and SCHUYLER WIJSEN
CHINESE TEA Abigail Merlis and Lawrence Rines Munro
FRENCH MARZIPAN Alainah Grace Reidy, Emma Topalova, Samuel Yuan
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 CHISAKO OGA
LEAD FLOWERS Emily Aston and Kaitlyn Casey
FLOWERS Natalia Cardona, Zoe Cartier, Katie Cerny, Aubrey Daniels, Sophia Jones
Alexa Malone, Kyra Muttilainen, Deanna Pearson, 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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