Synopsis
As the clock strikes midnight on Christmas Eve, Marie’s wooden nutcracker doll comes to life and transforms into a prince! Soon joined by her other toys that have also come to life, Marie and her prince embark on a dreamy unforgettable adventure.
Presentation
A holiday tradition for the whole family, The Nutcracker sweeps the Bolshoi stage for two hours of enchantment and magic. Along with Tchaikovsky’s cherished score and and some of the Bolshoi’s greatest artists, The Nutcracker remains a treasure not to be missed!Captured live on Dec 21, 2014
Libretto
Libretto by Yuri Grigorovich after the fairy-tale of the same name by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, ideas from the scenario by Marius Petipa used
Chorégraphie
Yuri Grigorovich
Music
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Cast
the Nutcracker-Prince
Denis Rodkin
Marie
Anna Nikulina
Drosselmeyer
Andrei Merkuriev
the Mouse King
Vitaly Biktimirov
The Bolshoi Corps de Ballet