Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker
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.
Storyline
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.
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
Anton Savichev
He-Devil
Elizaveta Kruteleva
Spanish Doll
Artur Mkrtchyan
Spanish Doll
Anna Rebetskaya
Indian Doll
Alexander Voytyuk
Indian Doll
Svetlana Pavlova
Chinese Doll
Egor Sharkov
Chinese Doll
Anna Leonova
Russian Doll
Alexander Vodopetov
Russian Doll
Margarita Shrayner
French Doll
Vladislav Kozlov
French Doll
Nelli Kobakhidze
Final Waltz / Apotheosis
Olga Marchenkova
Final Waltz / Apotheosis
Anastasiya Meskova
Final Waltz / Apotheosis
Anna Okuneva
Final Waltz / Apotheosis
Angelina Vlashinets
Final Waltz / Apotheosis
Karim Abdullin
Final Waltz / Apotheosis
Ivan Alexeyev
Final Waltz / Apotheosis
Klim Efimov
Final Waltz / Apotheosis
Dmitry Efremov
Final Waltz / Apotheosis
Nikita Kapustin
Final Waltz / Apotheosis
Mikhail Kryuchkov
Final Waltz / Apotheosis
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra