Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Anna Nikulina Marie

Denis Rodkin Prince

Andrei Merkuriev Drosselmeyer

Vitaly Biktimirov The Mouse King

Alexander Fadeyechev Stahlbaum