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 SEOKJOO KIM
SUGAR PLUM FAIRY HALEY SCHWAN
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 Francisco Schilereff
FRAU SILBERHAUS Chenxin Liu
FRITZ Jack Wilson
GOVERNESS Kyra Muttilainen
HOUSEKEEPER Kallie Green
BUTLER Ethan Collins
FOOTMAN Louis Millard
PARTY GUESTS Daniela Fabelo, Alexandria Heath, Layla Porter, Alainah Grace Reidy
Sebastian Bondar, Henry Griffin, Alexander Nicolosi, Samuel Yuan
THEIR CHILDREN Students of Boston Ballet School
HARLEQUIN DOLL Wesley Miller
BALLERINA DOLL Alexis Workowski
BEAR Sam Stampleman

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 WANTING ZHAO and SANGMIN LEE
SNOWFLAKES Alexandria Heath and Sage Humphries
and Natalia Cardona, Jordyn Crotty, Mia Kwong, Alexa Malone,
Abigail Merlis, Deanna Pearson, Emma Topalova, Sydney Williams
LEAD REINDEER Isabella Ferrizz
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, Alexis Workowski
Daniela Fabelo, Sam Stampleman 
ARABIAN COFFEE KYRA MUTTILAINEN and TYSON ALI CLARK
CHINESE TEA Abigail Merlis and Spencer Wetherington
FRENCH MARZIPAN Evelina Godunova, Emma Topalova, Samuel Yuan
with Students of Boston Ballet School
MOTHER GINGER Alexander Nicolosi
with Students of Boston Ballet School
RUSSIAN TROIKA SUN WOO LEE
Finn Duggan and Henry Griffin

Waltz of the Flowers

DEW DROP LAUREN HERFINDAHL
LEAD FLOWERS Kaitlyn Casey and Emily Aston
FLOWERS  Natalia Cardona, Zoe Cartier, Katie Cerny, Jordyn Crotty, Aubrey Daniels,
Kallie Green, Bailey Hall, Sophia Jones, Alexa Malone, Sydney Williams

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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