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 DANIEL RUBIN
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 Daniel Rubin
FRAU SILBERHAUS Haley Schwan
FRITZ Jack Wilson
GOVERNESS Kyra Muttilainen
HOUSEKEEPER Kallie Green
BUTLER Ethan Collins
FOOTMAN Louis Millard
GRANDFATHER Gearóid Solan
GRANDMOTHER Emily Aston
PARTY GUESTS Daniela Fabelo, Alexandria Heath, Layla Porter, Alainah Grace Reidy
Sebastian Bondar, Tyson Ali Clark, Alexander Nicolosi, Samuel Yuan
THEIR CHILDREN Students of Boston Ballet School
HARLEQUIN DOLL Lawrence Rines Munro
BALLERINA DOLL Kaitlyn Casey
BEAR Wesley Miller
Battle Scene
MOUSE KING Schuyler Wijsen
MICE Tristan de Ris, Colton Heath, Jake Marshall, Alexander Mockrish, Kian Reeves-Meier
SOLDIERS, BUNNY, AND GINGERBREAD COOKIE Students of Boston Ballet School
Snow Scene
SNOW QUEEN AND KING CHYRSTYN MARIAH FENTROY and PAUL CRAIG
SNOWFLAKES Alexandria Heath and Sage Humphries
and Natalia Cardona, Jordyn Crotty, Alexa Malone, Abigail Merlis,
Deanna Pearson, Emma Topalova, Sydney Williams, Alexis Workowski
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 Tyson Ali Clark, Alainah Grace Reidy,
Kyra Muttilainen, Francisco Schilereff
ARABIAN COFFEE EVELINA GODUNOVA and YUE SHI
CHINESE TEA Kaitlyn Casey and Wesley Miller
FRENCH MARZIPAN Abigail Merlis, Haley Schwan, Schuyler Wijsen
with Students of Boston Ballet School
MOTHER GINGER Alexander Nicolosi
with Students of Boston Ballet School
RUSSIAN TROIKA SUN WOO LEE
Finn Duggan, Henry Griffin
Waltz of the Flowers
DEW DROP MADOKA SUGAI
LEAD FLOWERS Alexandria Heath and Emma Topalova
FLOWERS Emily Aston, Natalia Cardona, Katie Cerny, Aubrey Daniels, Kallie Green,
Sophia Jones, Mia Kwong, Alexa Malone, Deanna Pearson, Alexis Workowski
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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