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 PATRICK YOCUM
SUGAR PLUM FAIRY SEO HYE HAN
DROSSELMEIER PAUL CRAIG
CLARA HANNAH ANDERSON

Prologue

STREET SWEEPER Michael Dadlez
CHESTNUT VENDOR Jake Marshall
CHARITY CHAP Ethan Collins
URCHINS Students of Boston Ballet School

ACT I
Party Scene

HERR SILBERHAUS Tyson Ali Clark
FRAU SILBERHAUS Haley Schwan
FRITZ William Barrett
GOVERNESS Chenxin Liu
HOUSEKEEPER Sophia Jones
BUTLER Colton Heath
FOOTMAN Alexander Mockrish
GRANDFATHER Wesley Miller
GRANDMOTHER Alexa Malone
PARTY GUESTS Katie Cerny, Alexandria Heath, Kyra Muttilainen, Deanna Pearson
Finn Duggan, Henry Griffin, Francisco Schilereff, Samuel Yuan
THEIR CHILDREN Students of Boston Ballet School
HARLEQUIN DOLL Spencer Wetherington
BALLERINA DOLL Kaitlyn Casey
BEAR Sam Stampleman

Battle Scene

MOUSE KING Alexander Nicolosi
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 LIA CIRIO and LASHA KHOZASHVILI
SNOWFLAKES Daniela Fabelo, Alexis Workowski
and
Zoe Cartier, Katie Cerny, Alexandria Heath, Abigail Merlis,
Deanna Pearson, Layla Porter, Alainah Grace Reidy, Sydney Williams
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 Tyson Ali Clark, Alainah Grace Reidy,
Kyra Muttilainen, Francisco Schilereff
ARABIAN COFFEE EVELINA GODUNOVA AND YUE SHI
CHINESE TEA Kaitlyn Casey and Wesley Miller
FRENCH MARZIPAN Emily Aston, Haley Schwan, Schuyler Wijsen
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 CHYRSTYN MARIAH FENTROY
LEAD FLOWERS Alexandria Heath and Emma Topalova
FLOWERS Natalia Cardona, Zoe Cartier, Katie Cerny, Aubrey Daniels, Bailey Hall,
Sophia Jones, Mia Kwong, Alexa Malone, Deanna Pearson, Chelsea Shen

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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