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 GEARÓID SOLAN
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 Daniel Rubin
FRAU SILBERHAUS Haley Schwan
FRITZ Jack Wilson
GOVERNESS Sage Humphries
HOUSEKEEPER Kallie Green
BUTLER Ethan Collins
FOOTMAN Louis Millard
GRANDFATHER Wesley Miller
GRANDMOTHER Emily Aston
PARTY GUESTS Katie Cerny, Daniela Fabelo, Alexa Malone, Layla Porter
Henry Griffin, Alexander Nicolosi, Francisco Schilereff, 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 Alexander Nicolosi
MICE Michael Dadlez, Ethan Collins, Kelby Farnsworth, Jake Marshall, Louis Millard
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, Daniela Fabelo, Abigail Merlis,
Deanna Pearson, Alainah Grace Reidy, Emma Topalova, Alexis Workowski
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 Alexandria Heath, Alexander Nicolosi
Sage Humphries, Daniel Rubin
ARABIAN COFFEE LIA CIRIO and PATRICK YOCUM
CHINESE TEA Sydney Williams and Sebastian Bondar
FRENCH MARZIPAN Finn Duggan, Alexa Malone, Alainah Grace Reidy
with Students of Boston Ballet School
MOTHER GINGER Michael Dadlez
with Students of Boston Ballet School
RUSSIAN TROIKA SPENCER WETHERINGTON
Henry Griffin, 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, Kallie Green, Bailey Hall,
Sophia Jones, Mia Kwong, Deanna Pearson, 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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