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 PAUL CRAIG
CLARA HANNAH ANDERSON
Prologue
STREET SWEEPER Alexander Mockrish
CHESTNUT VENDOR Louis Millard
CHARITY CHAP Jake Marshall
URCHINS Students of Boston Ballet School
ACT I
Party Scene
HERR SILBERHAUS SeokJoo Kim
FRAU SILBERHAUS Sage Humphries
FRITZ Alberto Gil Vicente
GOVERNESS Chenxin Liu
HOUSEKEEPER Aubrey Daniels
BUTLER Colton Heath
FOOTMAN Alexander Mockrish
GRANDFATHER Wesley Miller
GRANDMOTHER Daniela Fabelo
PARTY GUESTS Emily Aston, Katie Cerny, Kyra Muttilainen, Alexis Workowski
Finn Duggan, Henry Griffin, Francisco Schilereff, Sam Stampleman
THEIR CHILDREN Students of Boston Ballet School
HARLEQUIN DOLL Gearóid Solan
BALLERINA DOLL Evelina Godunova
BEAR Tyson Ali Clark
Battle Scene
MOUSE KING Samuel Yuan
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 CHISAKO OGA and YUE SHI
SNOWFLAKES Emily Aston and Alexa Malone
and Natalia Cardona, Alexandria Heath, Mia Kwong, Abigail Merlis,
Deanna Pearson, Layla Porter, Alainah Grace Reidy, Sydney Williams
LEAD REINDEER Natalie Heldmann
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 Alexandria Heath, Alexander Nicolosi,
Sage Humphries, Daniel Rubin
ARABIAN COFFEE FRANCISCO SCHILEREFF and WANTING ZHAO
CHINESE TEA Sam Stampleman and Alexis Workowski
FRENCH MARZIPAN SeokJoo Kim, Alexa Malone, Alainah Grace Reidy
with Students of Boston Ballet School
MOTHER GINGER Michael Dadlez
with Students of Boston Ballet School
RUSSIAN TROIKA LAWRENCE RINES MUNRO
Sebastian Bondar, Gearóid Solan
Waltz of the Flowers
DEW DROP JI YOUNG CHAE
LEAD FLOWERS Kaitlyn Casey and Evelina Godunova
FLOWERS Natalia Cardona, Zoe Cartier, Jordyn Crotty, Daniela Fabelo, Abigail Merlis,
Kyra Muttilainen, Layla Porter, 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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