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 SANGMIN LEE
SUGAR PLUM FAIRY VIKTORINA KAPITONOVA
DROSSELMEIER PATRICK YOCUM
CLARA VIOLET ROSAS
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 Daniel Rubin
FRAU SILBERHAUS Sage Humphries
FRITZ William Barrett
GOVERNESS Chenxin Liu
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
Sebastian Bondar, Tyson Ali Clark, SeokJoo Kim, Gearóid Solan
THEIR CHILDREN Students of Boston Ballet School
HARLEQUIN DOLL Henry Griffin
BALLERINA DOLL Emily Aston
BEAR Wesley Miller
Battle Scene
MOUSE KING Finn Duggan
MICE Ethan Collins, Colton Heath, Jake Marshall, Louis Millard, Alexander Mockrish
SOLDIERS, BUNNY, AND GINGERBREAD COOKIE Students of Boston Ballet School
Snow Scene
SNOW QUEEN AND KING HALEY SCHWAN and FRANCISCO SCHILEREFF
SNOWFLAKES Kaitlyn Casey and Alexis Workowski
and Zoe Cartier, Katie Cerny, Daniela Fabelo, Alexandria Heath,
Mia Kwong, Kyra Muttilainen, Deanna Pearson, Alainah Grace Reidy
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 Finn Duggan, Layla Porter,
Sebastian Bondar, Emma Topalova
ARABIAN COFFEE Alexandria Heath and Daniel Rubin
CHINESE TEA Kaitlyn Casey and Sam Stampleman
FRENCH MARZIPAN Sun Woo Lee, Abigail Merlis, Haley Schwan
with Students of Boston Ballet School
MOTHER GINGER Michael Dadlez
with Students of Boston Ballet School
RUSSIAN TROIKA TYSON ALI CLARK
Wesley Miller and Spencer Wetherington
Waltz of the Flowers
DEW DROP CHYRSTYN MARIAH FENTROY
LEAD FLOWERS Evelina Godunova and Alexis Workowski
FLOWERS Emily Aston, Zoe Cartier, Katie Cerny, Aubrey Daniels, Daniela Fabelo,
Alexa Malone, Kyra Muttilainen, Deanna Pearson, Alainah Grace Reidy, 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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