Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker

Overview

On Christmas Eve, Marie is given a wooden nutcracker as a gift. When the clock strikes midnight, the Nutcracker transforms into a prince and saves Marie from the Mouse King and his army. This beloved holiday classic will enchant the whole family with its fairytale setting and Tchaikovsky’s timeless score. This live version of The Nutcracker, created for the Bolshoi by Yuri Grigorovich, is full of romanticism and philosophical reflections on ideal love.

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Cast

Anna Nikulina

Marie

Denis Rodkin

Prince

Andrei Merkuriev

Drosselmeyer

Vitaly Biktimirov

The Mouse King

Alexander Fadeyechev

Stahlbaum

Maria Zharkova

Mrs. Stahlbaum

Anastasia Shilova

Fritz

Denis Medvedev

Harlequin

Mariana Gomes

Columbine

Tatiana Lazareva

She-Devil