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 PAUL CRAIG
SUGAR PLUM FAIRY LIA CIRIO
DROSSELMEIER LASHA KHOZASHVILI
CLARA HANNAH ANDERSON

Prologue

STREET SWEEPER Alexander Mockrish
CHESTNUT VENDOR Louis Millard
CHARITY CHAP Ethan Collins
URCHINS Students of Boston Ballet School

ACT I
Party Scene

HERR SILBERHAUS Schuyler Wijsen
FRAU SILBERHAUS Lauren Herfindahl
FRITZ Alberto Gil Vicente
GOVERNESS Chenxin Liu
HOUSEKEEPER Aubrey Daniels
BUTLER Colton Heath
FOOTMAN Sebastian Bondar
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 Daniel R. Durrett
BALLERINA DOLL Evelina Godunova
BEAR Tyson Ali Clark

Battle Scene

MOUSE KING Samuel Yuan
MICE Ethan Collins, Michael Dadlez, Kelby Farnsworth, Jake Marshall, 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 Alexis Workowski
and Natalia Cardona, Zoe Cartier, Jordyn Crotty, Mia Kwong,
Alexa Malone, Deanna Pearson, Layla Porter, Sydney Williams
LEAD REINDEER Brielle Stewart
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 Gearóid Solan, Sydney Williams,
Wesley Miller, Deanna Pearson
ARABIAN COFFEE SANGMIN LEE and EMMA TOPALOVA
CHINESE TEA Layla Porter and Spencer Wetherington
FRENCH MARZIPAN Alexandria Heath, Sage Humphries, SeokJoo Kim
with Students of Boston Ballet School
MOTHER GINGER Louis Millard
with Students of Boston Ballet School
RUSSIAN TROIKA SEBASTIAN BONDAR
Alexander Nicolosi, Francisco Schilereff

Waltz of the Flowers

DEW DROP VIKTORINA KAPITONOVA
LEAD FLOWERS Alainah Grace Reidy and Haley Schwan
FLOWERS Emily Aston, Natalia Cardona, Katie Cerny, Jordyn Crotty, Aubrey Daniels, Daniela Fabelo,
Mia Kwong, Kyra Muttilainen, Alexis Workowski, 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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