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 DANIEL R. DURRETT
SUGAR PLUM FAIRY CHISAKO OGA
DROSSELMEIER PATRICK YOCUM
CLARA HANNAH ANDERSON
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 Daniel Rubin
FRAU SILBERHAUS Emma Topalova
FRITZ Alberto Gil Vicente
GOVERNESS Sage Humphries
HOUSEKEEPER Aubrey Daniels
BUTLER Colton Heath
FOOTMAN Alexander Mockrish
GRANDFATHER Gearóid Solan
GRANDMOTHER Alexa Malone
PARTY GUESTS Katie Cerny, Alexandria Heath, Kyra Muttilainen, Alainah Grace Reidy, Alexis Workowski
Sebastian Bondar, Finn Duggan, Henry Griffin, Sam Stampleman
THEIR CHILDREN Students of Boston Ballet School
HARLEQUIN DOLL Francisco Schilereff
BALLERINA DOLL Layla Porter
BEAR Tyson Ali Clark
Special Guest Kazi Ariff
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 CHYRSTYN MARIAH FENTROY and PAUL CRAIG
SNOWFLAKES Daniela Fabelo and Abigail Merlis
and Natalia Cardona, Zoe Cartier, Jordyn Crotty, Mia Kwong,
Kyra Muttilainen, Deanna Pearson, Alainah Grace Reidy, Sydney Williams
LEAD REINDEER Chelsea Shen
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, Alainah Grace Reidy
Katie Cerny, Henry Griffin
ARABIAN COFFEE ALEXANDRIA HEATH and DANIEL RUBIN
CHINESE TEA Layla Porter and Spencer Wetherington
FRENCH MARZIPAN Kaitlyn Casey, Wesley Miller, Sydney Williams
with Students of Boston Ballet School
MOTHER GINGER Schuyler Wijsen
with Students of Boston Ballet School
RUSSIAN TROIKA LAWRENCE RINES MUNRO
Sebastian Bondar, Gearóid Solan
Waltz of the Flowers
DEW DROP JI YOUNG CHAE
LEAD FLOWERS Evelina Godunova and Daniela Fabelo
FLOWERS Natalia Cardona, Zoe Cartier, Jordyn Crotty, Bailey Hall, Sophia Jones,
Mia Kwong, Alexa Malone, Abigail Merlis, Kyra Muttilainen, Emma Topalova
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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