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 JEFFREY CIRIO
SUGAR PLUM FAIRY JI YOUNG CHAE
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 Francisco Schilereff
FRAU SILBERHAUS Alainah Grace Reidy
FRITZ William Barrett
GOVERNESS Chenxin Liu
HOUSEKEEPER Natalia Cardona
BUTLER Michael Dadlez
FOOTMAN Sam Stampleman
GRANDFATHER Spencer Wetherington
GRANDMOTHER Abigail Merlis
PARTY GUESTS Katie Cerny, Alexa Malone, Emma Topalova, Sydney Williams
Sebastian Bondar, Tyson Ali Clark, SeokJoo Kim, Gearóid Solan
THEIR CHILDREN Students of Boston Ballet School
HARLEQUIN DOLL Henry Griffin
BALLERINA DOLL Emily Aston
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 VIKTORINA KAPITONOVA and SANGMIN LEE
SNOWFLAKES Kaitlyn Casey and Alexis Workowski
and Zoe Cartier, Katie Cerny, Daniela Fabelo, Alexandria Heath,
Bogyeong Kim, Mia Kwong, Alexa Malone, Layla Porter
LEAD REINDEER Kanoko Ayoama
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, Layla Porter,
Sebastian Bondar, Emma Topalova
ARABIAN COFFEE CHYRSTYN MARIAH FENTORY and LASHA KHOZASHVILI
CHINESE TEA Kaitlyn Casey and Sam Stampleman
FRENCH MARZIPAN Sun Woo Lee, Abigail Merlis, Haley Schwan
with Students of Boston Ballet School
MOTHER GINGER Henry Griffin
with Students of Boston Ballet School
RUSSIAN TROIKA TYSON ALI CLARK
Wesley Miller, Spencer Wetherington

Waltz of the Flowers

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