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 YUE SHI
SUGAR PLUM FAIRY WANTING ZHAO
DROSSELMEIER PATRICK YOCUM
CLARA MAYA YANEZ

Prologue

STREET SWEEPER Ethan Collins
CHESTNUT VENDOR Jake Marshall
CHARITY CHAP Alberto Gil Vicente
URCHINS Students of Boston Ballet School

ACT I
Party Scene

HERR SILBERHAUS Tyson Ali Clark
FRAU SILBERHAUS Emma Topalova
FRITZ Jack Wilson
GOVERNESS Chenxin Liu
HOUSEKEEPER Aubrey Daniels
BUTLER Michael Dadlez
FOOTMAN Sam Stampleman
GRANDFATHER Gearóid Solan
GRANDMOTHER Emily Aston
PARTY GUESTS Alexandria Heath, Alainah Grace Reidy, Sydney Williams, Alexis Workowski
Henry Griffin, Alexander Nicolosi, Francisco Schilereff, Samuel Yuan
THEIR CHILDREN Students of Boston Ballet School
HARLEQUIN DOLL Sun Woo Lee
BALLERINA DOLL Daniela Fabelo
BEAR Wesley Miller

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 EVELINA GODUNOVA and DANIEL R. DURRETT
SNOWFLAKES Alexandria Heath and Sage Humphries
and Natalia Cardona, Jordyn Crotty, Alexa Malone, Abigail Merlis,
Deanna Pearson, Layla Porter, Sydney Williams, Alexis Workowski
LEAD REINDEER Natalie Heldmann
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, Sydney Williams
Henry Griffin, Deanna Pearson 
ARABIAN COFFEE CHYRSTYN MARIAH FENTROY and LASHA KHOZASHVILI
CHINESE TEA Alexa Malone and Lawrence Rines Munro
FRENCH MARZIPAN Kyra Muttilainen, Francisco Schilereff, Alexis Workowski
with Students of Boston Ballet School
MOTHER GINGER Louis Millard
with Students of Boston Ballet School
RUSSIAN TROIKA SEBASTIAN BONDAR
Gearóid Solan, Sam Stampleman

Waltz of the Flowers

DEW DROP JI YOUNG CHAE
LEAD FLOWERS Kaitlyn Casey and TBA
FLOWERS Natalia Cardona, Zoe Cartier, Daniela Fabelo, Kallie Green, Bailey Hall,
Alexandria Heath, Mia Kwong, Abigail Merlis, 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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