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 LASHA KHOZASHVILI
SUGAR PLUM FAIRY CHRYSTYN MARIAH FENTROY
DROSSELMEIER PAUL CRAIG
CLARA VIOLET ROSAS

Prologue

STREET SWEEPER Ethan Collins
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 William Barrett
GOVERNESS Chenxin Liu
HOUSEKEEPER Natalia Cardona
BUTLER Michael Dadlez
FOOTMAN Sam Stampleman
GRANDFATHER Spencer Wetherington
GRANDMOTHER Abigail Merlis
PARTY GUESTS Alexa Malone, Alainah Grace Reidy, Emma Topalova, Sydney Williams
Tyson Ali Clark, Alexander Nicolosi, Francisco Schilereff, Gearóid Solan
THEIR CHILDREN Students of Boston Ballet School
HARLEQUIN DOLL Henry Griffin
BALLERINA DOLL Alexa Malone
BEAR Wesley Miller

Battle Scene

MOUSE KING Finn Duggan
MICE Ethan Collins, Colton Heath, Jake Marshall, Louis Millard, Alexander Mockrish
SOLDIERS, BUNNY, AND GINGERBREAD COOKIE Students of Boston Ballet School

Snow Scene

SNOW QUEEN AND KING CHISAKO OGA and YUE SHI
SNOWFLAKES Kaitlyn Casey and Alexis Workowski
and Zoe Cartier, Katie Cerny, Daniela Fabelo, Alexandria Heath,
Bogyeong Kim, Mia Kwong, Kyra Muttilainen, Alainah Grace Reidy
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 and Layla Porter
Sebastian Bondar and Emma Topalova
ARABIAN COFFEE WANTING ZHAO and FRANCISCO SCHILEREFF
CHINESE TEA Kaitlyn Casey and Sam Stampleman
FRENCH MARZIPAN Daniela Fabelo, Gearóid Solan, Sydney Williams
with Students of Boston Ballet School
MOTHER GINGER Henry Griffin
with Students of Boston Ballet School
RUSSIAN TROIKA TYSON ALI CLARK
Wesley Miller and Spencer Wetherington

Waltz of the Flowers

DEW DROP MADOKA SUGAI
LEAD FLOWERS Emily Aston and Alexis Workowski
FLOWERS  Zoe Cartier, Katie Cerny, Daniela Fabelo, Bailey Hall, Mia Kwong,
Alexa Malone, Abigail Merlis, Kyra Muttilainen, Deanna Pearson, Alainah Grace Reidy

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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