The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

BALLET & DANCE

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

SCHEDULE

  • Fri, 22 December 2023, 19:00
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  • Sat, 23 December 2023, 13:00
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  • Sat, 23 December 2023, 18:00
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  • Sun, 24 December 2023, 13:00

    *Tickets for this performance are only sold at the Ticket Agent Pia. Z seats (Day Tickets) are sold at the Theatre.

  • Sun, 24 December 2023, 18:00
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  • Mon, 25 December 2023, 14:00
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  • Thu, 28 December 2023, 14:00
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  • Fri, 29 December 2023, 13:00

    *Tickets for this performance are only sold at the Ticket Agent Pia. Z seats (Day Tickets) are sold at the Theatre.

  • Fri, 29 December 2023, 18:00
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  • Sun, 31 December 2023, 16:00
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  • Mon, 1 January 2024, 14:00
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  • Tue, 2 January 2024, 14:00
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  • Wed, 3 January 2024, 14:00
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  • Sat, 6 January 2024, 13:00
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  • Sat, 6 January 2024, 18:00
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  • Sun, 7 January 2024, 14:00
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    Backstage Tour in English will be held after the performance.
    *It is required to apply for this tour through the web form below before the performance begins.

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  • Mon, 8 January 2024, 13:00
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2023/2024 SEASON

OPERA PALACE

22 Dec, 2023 - 8 Jan, 2024 ( 17 Performances )

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Running time is approx. 2 hours 15 mins including an interval
Booking Opens: Sun, 22 Oct 2023, 10:00am

DETAILS

Highly acclaimed as a classic masterpiece taken to new frontiers when premiered as a new production in 2017, this work features splendid, fast-paced choreography with a sense of humour by Wayne Eagling, while the rich colours of the sets and costumes describe the world of reality and a dream. Full of highlight scenes, from the sophisticated pas de deux of the leading characters, beautiful corps de ballet of the snow scene and flower waltz to the divertissements of the second act, it is no exaggeration to say that this production fully showcases the talent of the National Ballet of Japan dancers. We hope you will enjoy this special Christmas, New Year's Eve and New Year performances of "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King".

NEWS & FEATURES

18TH December, 2023
Backstage Tour in English will be held for "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King"!
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SYNOPSIS

It is the night of Christmas Eve. Everyone at little Clara's house is frantically preparing for the party. The guests start arriving. A friend of the family, Herr Drosselmeyer, and his nephew arrive. Clara gets a little crush on the handsome young nephew.

Herr Drosselmeyer gives Clara a nutcracker doll. After the party, Clara enters the world of dreams, only to find a battle beginning between the Nutcracker and the mice. The Nutcracker is attacked and injured by the wicked Mouse King. Herr Drosselmeyer then comes in and makes everything right, upon which the Nutcracker turns into the dashing young officer of a nephew whom Clara had secret longings for, and he and Clara dance a romantic pas de deux. However, the Mouse King then turns him back into the Nutcracker doll.

The lounge magically transforms into a winter wonderland in which bright glistening snowflakes are falling. Herr Drosselmeyer saves Clara and the Nutcracker, whisking them away by balloon to an enchanted land, but only to find a pursuing party led by the Mouse King already there.

The Nutcracker doll thereupon attacks and eventually defeats the Mouse King, and a magnificent celebration gets underway in the Kingdom of Sweets. Clara becomes the Sugar Plum Fairy, and the nephew, the Prince, and they dance a glorious pas de deux.

All of a sudden, Clara wakes up in her bedroom. Together, she and brother Fritz see off Herr Drosselmeyer and his nephew. Clara is left wondering "Was this all a dream?"

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CREATIVE TEAM & CAST

CREATIVE TEAM

Choreography by: Wayne EAGLING
Music by: Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
Set Designer : KAWAGUCHI Naoji
Costume Designer: MAEDA Ayako
Lighting Designer: SAWADA Yuji

Conductor: Alexei BAKLAN / TOMITA Misato
Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus: The Little Singers of Tokyo

CAST

22 December 19:00
Clara: ONO Ayako
Prince: FUKUOKA Yudai
Herr Drosselmeyer: NAKAYA Masahiro
The Mouse King: KINOSHITA Yoshito
Louise: IINO Moeko

23 December 13:00
Clara: IKEDA Risako
Prince: OKUMURA Kosuke
Herr Drosselmeyer: NAKAYA Masahiro
The Mouse King: KINOSHITA Yoshito
Louise: SOUTOME Haruka

23 December 18:00
Clara: KIMURA Yuri
Prince: WATANABE Takafumi
Herr Drosselmeyer: NAKAJIMA Shunya
The Mouse King: WATANABE Takuro
Louise: OKUDA Kasumi

24 December 13:00
Clara: SHIBAYAMA Saho
Prince: HAYAMI Shogo
Herr Drosselmeyer: SHIMIZU Yuzaburo
The Mouse King: KOSHIBA Fukunobu
Louise: IKEDA Risako

24 December 18:00
Clara: YONEZAWA Yui
Prince: IZAWA Shun
Herr Drosselmeyer: NAKAJIMA Shunya
The Mouse King: KOSHIBA Fukunobu
Louise: OKUDA Kasumi

25 December 14:00
Clara: ONO Ayako
Prince: FUKUOKA Yudai
Herr Drosselmeyer: NAKAYA Masahiro
The Mouse King: KINOSHITA Yoshito
Louise: IINO Moeko

28 December 14:00
Clara: SHIBAYAMA Saho
Prince: HAYAMI Shogo
Herr Drosselmeyer: SHIMIZU Yuzaburo
The Mouse King: KOSHIBA Fukunobu
Louise: SOUTOME Haruka

29 December 13:00
Clara: KIMURA Yuri
Prince: WATANABE Takafumi
Herr Drosselmeyer: NAKAJIMA Shunya
The Mouse King: WATANABE Takuro
Louise: OKUDA Kasumi

29 December 18:00
Clara: YONEZAWA Yui
Prince: IZAWA Shun
Herr Drosselmeyer: NAKAJIMA Shunya
The Mouse King: KOSHIBA Fukunobu
Louise: OKUDA Kasumi

31 December 16:00
Clara: SHIBAYAMA Saho
Prince: HAYAMI Shogo
Herr Drosselmeyer: SHIMIZU Yuzaburo
The Mouse King: KOSHIBA Fukunobu
Louise: IKEDA Risako

1 January 14:00
Clara: YONEZAWA Yui
Prince: IZAWA Shun
Herr Drosselmeyer: NAKAJIMA Shunya
The Mouse King: KOSHIBA Fukunobu
Louise: OKUDA Kasumi

2 January 14:00
Clara: IKEDA Risako
Prince: OKUMURA Kosuke
Herr Drosselmeyer: NAKAYA Masahiro
The Mouse King: KINOSHITA Yoshito
Louise: SOUTOME Haruka

3 January 14:00
Clara: ONO Ayako
Prince: FUKUOKA Yudai
Herr Drosselmeyer: NAKAYA Masahiro
The Mouse King: KINOSHITA Yoshito
Louise: IINO Moeko

6 January 13:00
Clara: HIROKAWA Mikuri
Prince: HAYAMI Shogo
Herr Drosselmeyer: SHIMIZU Yuzaburo
The Mouse King: KOSHIBA Fukunobu
Louise: SOUTOME Haruka

6 January 18:00
Clara: ONO Ayako
Prince: FUKUOKA Yudai
Herr Drosselmeyer: NAKAYA Masahiro
The Mouse King: KINOSHITA Yoshito
Louise: IINO Moeko

7 January 14:00
Clara: IKEDA Risako
Prince: OKUMURA Kosuke
Herr Drosselmeyer: NAKAYA Masahiro
The Mouse King: KINOSHITA Yoshito
Louise: SOUTOME Haruka

8 January 13:00
Clara: KIMURA Yuri
Prince: WATANABE Takafumi
Herr Drosselmeyer: NAKAJIMA Shunya
The Mouse King: WATANABE Takuro
Louise: OKUDA Kasumi

  • CREATIVE TEAM
  • CAST
  • Wayne EAGLING
    Choreography by
    Wayne EAGLING
    KAWAGUCHI Naoji
    Set Designer
    KAWAGUCHI Naoji
    MAEDA Ayako
    Costume Designer
    MAEDA Ayako
    SAWADA Yuji
    Lighting Designer
    SAWADA Yuji
    TOMITA Misato
    Conductor
    TOMITA Misato
  • ONO Ayako
    Clara
    ONO Ayako

    22, 25, 3, 6s

    FUKUOKA Yudai
    Prince
    FUKUOKA Yudai

    22, 25, 3, 6s

    IKEDA Risako
    Clara
    IKEDA Risako

    23m, 2, 7

    OKUMURA Kosuke
    Prince
    OKUMURA Kosuke

    23m, 2, 7

    KIMURA Yuri
    Clara
    KIMURA Yuri

    23s, 29, 8

    WATANABE Takafumi
    Prince
    WATANABE Takafumi

    23s, 29, 8

    SHIBAYAMA Saho
    Clara
    SHIBAYAMA Saho

    24m, 28, 31

    HAYAMI Shogo
    Prince
    HAYAMI Shogo

    24m, 28, 31

    YONEZAWA Yui
    Clara
    YONEZAWA Yui

    24s, 29s, 1

    IZAWA Shun
    Prince
    IZAWA Shun

    24s, 29s, 1

    HIROKAWA Mikuri
    Clara
    HIROKAWA Mikuri

    6m

    HAYAMI Shogo
    Prince
    HAYAMI Shogo

    6m

TICKETS

Booking Opens: Sun, 22 Oct 2023, 10:00am

*Tickets for the performances on the 24th at 13:00 and the 29th at 13:00 are only sold at the Ticket Agent Pia.

Booking Z seats (Day tickets) 1,650 yen

You are able to purchase Z seat tickets, including the 24th at 13:00 and the 29th at 13:00, online from 10:00 am. Click "BUY TICKETS" next to "Z" under each performance information.

  • There is a handling charge of ¥330 (incl. tax).
  • Only when seats allocated as Z seats are still available at 11:00am, you are able to purchase these tickets at the Box Office of the theatre.
  • Note that all Z seats are on a first come, first served basis and will come with restricted views.

Concession Prices

Under 15s discounts and Z seats (Day Tickets) are available online. Other types of discount tickets are not available online. Please inquire at the Box Office or by telephone.

Please Note

  • Latecomers will not be admitted to the auditorium unless there is a suitable break or interval.
  • No admittance to children under 4. Each child older than this age requires a ticket for entry, even when accompanied by a parent or guardian.
  • Tickets may not be changed or refunded except in the case of a cancelled performance.
  • A special discount price is available for disabled guests. Please inquire at the Box Office for details.
  • Users of wheelchairs are requested to contact the Box Office.
  • Please note that cast or programme change may be required depending on the situation.