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 YUE SHI
SUGAR PLUM FAIRY WANTING ZHAO
DROSSELMEIER GEARÓID SOLAN
CLARA SOPHIA JONES
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 Francisco Schilereff
FRAU SILBERHAUS Emma Topalova
FRITZ Jack Wilson
GOVERNESS Chenxin Liu
HOUSEKEEPER Kallie Green
BUTLER Ethan Collins
FOOTMAN Louis Millard
GRANDFATHER Wesley Miller
GRANDMOTHER Emily Aston
PARTY GUESTS Katie Cerny, Alexandria Heath, Layla Porter, Sydney Williams
Sebastian Bondar, Henry Griffin, Alexander Nicolosi, Samuel Yuan
THEIR CHILDREN Students of Boston Ballet School
HARLEQUIN DOLL Sun Woo Lee
BALLERINA DOLL Daniela Fabelo
BEAR Tyson Ali Clark
Battle Scene
MOUSE KING Schuyler Wijsen
MICE Michael Dadlez, Tristan de Ris, Alexander Mockrish, Kian Reeves-Meier, Alberto Gil Vicente
SOLDIERS, BUNNY, AND GINGERBREAD COOKIE Students of Boston Ballet School
Snow Scene
SNOW QUEEN AND KING EVELINA GODUNOVA and DANIEL R. DURRETT
SNOWFLAKES Alexandria Heath and Kyra Muttilainen
and Natalia Cardona, Jordyn Crotty, Mia Kwong, Alexa Malone,
Abigail Merlis, Deanna Pearson, Layla Porter, Sydney Williams
LEAD REINDEER Eden Young
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,
Katie Cerny, Henry Griffin
ARABIAN COFFEE CHYRSTYN MARIAH FENTROY and LASHA KHOZASHVILI
CHINESE TEA Alexa Malone and Lawrence Rines Munro
FRENCH MARZIPAN Kyra Muttilainen, Francisco Schilereff, Alexis Workowski
with Students of Boston Ballet School
MOTHER GINGER Alexander Nicolosi
with Students of Boston Ballet School
RUSSIAN TROIKA SPENCER WETHERINGTON
Wesley Miller and Sam Stampleman
Waltz of the Flowers
DEW DROP CHISAKO OGA
LEAD FLOWERS Emily Aston and Kaitlyn Casey
FLOWERS Zoe Cartier, Daniela Fabelo, Kallie Green, Bailey Hall, Abigail Merlis,
Deanna Pearson, Alainah Grace Reidy, Emma Topalova, 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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