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.
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.
All performances of Mikko Nissinenen’s Nutcracker will be performed at Citizens Bank Opera House:
- November 24 @ 7:30 PM
- November 25 @ 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM
- November 26 @ 1:30 PM & 6:00 PM
- December 1 @ 7:30 PM
- December 2 @ 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM
- December 3 @ 1:30 PM & 6:00 PM
- December 6 @ 1:30 PM (sensory friendly performance) & 7:30 PM
- December 7 @ 7:30 PM
- December 8 @ 7:30 PM
- December 9 @ 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM
- December 10 @ 1:30 PM & 6:00 PM
- December 12 @ 7:30 PM
- December 13 @ 7:30 PM
- December 14 @ 7:30 PM
- December 15 @ 7:30 PM
- December 16 @ 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM
- December 17 @ 1:30 PM & 6:00 PM
- December 19 @ 7:30 PM
- December 20 @ 7:30 PM
- December 21 @ 7:30 PM
- December 22 @ 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM
- December 23 @ 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM
- December 24 @ 11:00 AM & 3:00 PM
- December 27 @ 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM
- December 28 @ 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM
- December 29 @ 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM
- December 30 @ 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM
- December 31 @ 1:30 PM & 6:00 PM (featuring special on-stage moments)
Featured Photo of Ji Young Chae in Mikko Nissinen’s Nutcracker. Photo by Brooke Trisolini, courtesy of Boston Ballet.
