THE NUTCRACKER
December 20, 2020 at 04:00 PM
2h30
VO
1 intermission
Captured live in Moscow
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
Libretto
Yuri Grigorovich (after E.T.A. Hoffmann and Marius Petipa)
Choreography
Yuri Grigorovich
Music
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Cast
Marie
Margarita Shrainer
The Nutcracker Prince
Semyon Chudin
Drosselmeyer
Denis Savin
The Mouse King
Alexandre Vodopetov
and the Bolshoi Corps de ballet