Mikko Nissinen's Nutcracker Returns To Boston

Mikko Nissinen’s Nutcracker Returns to Boston

Boston Ballet’s 45-performance run of Mikko Nissinen’s Nutcracker will begin on November 24 at Citizens Bank Opera House, kicking off the holiday season.

“It isn’t the holiday season without The Nutcracker, and this beloved ballet has remained a cornerstone of classical ballet for more than 100 years. Our dancers work extremely hard during Nutcracker season, and the production is filled with challenging choreography that pushes them every performance. I am proud of the work our Company does, and it is an honor being part of family’s holiday traditions.”

Mikko Nissinen

Artistic Director of Boston Ballet

Accompanied by Tchaikovsky’s iconic score played by the Boston Ballet Orchestra under the baton of Mischa Santora, the entire company plus Boston Ballet II dancers, and Boston Ballet School students will fill the theatre will magic, dancer debuts, and the return of the beloved little mice who haven’t been seen since before the covid pandemic.

Mikko Nissinen's Nutcracker

Nissinen’s production of The Nutcracker was created in 2012 and features scenic and costume design by Robert Perdziola and lighting design by Mikki Kunttu.

Based on the libretto by Alexandre Dumas père titled The Tale of the Nutcracker, which is adapted from E. T. A. Hoffmann’s story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, The Nutcracker tells the story of young Clara, her famous Christmas gift, and the journeys that she and the prince take through the enchanted forest and Kingdom of the Sweets.