THE NUTCRACKER
- Time:
- 16:00
- Duration:
- 2h30
- Version:
- VO
SYNOPSIS
On Christmas Eve, Marie receives a nutcracker doll as a gift. In her dreams, the toy turns into a courageous and charming prince, who takes the girl on an unforgettable adventure.
PRESENTATION
This eternal holiday classic is the Bolshoi’s ode to wonder and imagination. Audiences of all ages will be carried away on an enchanting journey of their dreams with young Marie and her Prince through a whirlwind of snowflakes, an intense battle against a Mouse King, and finally, a kingdom of delights on the Bolshoi’s majestic stage.
Captured live in Moscow in December, 23, 2018.
Photo © Natalia Voronova
Captured live in Moscow in December, 23, 2018.
Photo © Natalia Voronova
- Music
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Choreography
- Yuri Grigorovich
- Libretto
- Yuri Grigorovich (after E.T.A. Hoffmann and Marius Petipa)
- Distribution
- Margarita Shrainer (Marie)
- Semyon Chudin (The Nutcracker Prince)
- Denis Savin (Drosselmeyer)
- Alexandre Vodopetov (The Mouse King)
- and the Bolshoi Corps de ballet
