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 SUN WOO LEE
SUGAR PLUM FAIRY MADOKA SUGAI
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 Daniel Rubin
FRAU SILBERHAUS Haley Schwan
FRITZ Jack Wilson
GOVERNESS Sage Humphries
HOUSEKEEPER Aubrey Daniels
BUTLER Ethan Collins
FOOTMAN Louis Millard
GRANDFATHER Spencer Wetherington
GRANDMOTHER Emily Aston
PARTY GUESTS Katie Cerny, Daniela Fabelo, Alexa Malone, Layla Porter
Sebastian Bondar, Wesley Miller, Alexander Nicolosi, Samuel Yuan
THEIR CHILDREN Students of Boston Ballet School
HARLEQUIN DOLL Tyson Ali Clark
BALLERINA DOLL Alexandria Heath
BEAR Sam Stampleman

Battle Scene

MOUSE KING Schuyler Wijsen
MICE Michael Dadlez, Tristan de Ris, Jake Marshall, Alexander Mockrish, Kian Reeves-Meier
SOLDIERS, BUNNY, AND GINGERBREAD COOKIE Students of Boston Ballet School

Snow Scene

SNOW QUEEN AND KING JI YOUNG CHAE and JEFFREY CIRIO
SNOWFLAKES Alexa Malone and Kyra Muttilainen
and Natalia Cardona, Jordyn Crotty, Abigail Merlis, Deanna Pearson,
Layla Porter, Alainah Grace Reidy, Sydney Williams, Alexis Workowski
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 Tyson Ali Clark, Alexis Workowski
Alexa Malone, Sam Stampleman
ARABIAN COFFEE SAGE HUMPHRIES and SEOKJOO KIM
CHINESE TEA Sydney Williams and Sebastian Bondar
FRENCH MARZIPAN Emily Aston, Evelina Godunova, Henry Griffin
with Students of Boston Ballet School
MOTHER GINGER Michael Dadlez
with Students of Boston Ballet School
RUSSIAN TROIKA SPENCER WETHERINGTON
Alexander Nicolosi, Samuel Yuan

Waltz of the Flowers

DEW DROP SEO HYE HAN
LEAD FLOWERS Abigail Merlis and Kyra Muttilainen
FLOWERS Natalia Cardona, Zoe Cartier, Aubrey Daniels, Daniela Fabelo, Kallie Green,
Mia Kwong, Deanna Pearson, Layla Porter, Emma Topalova, 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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