Opera
Ballet & Dance
Drama

TheNutcracker
The Nutcracker
Ballet in 3 Acts
OPERA HOUSE

<STAFF>
Artistic Director : Maki Asami
Choreography : Marius Petipa / Lev Ivanov
Music : Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Revised by : Vassily Vainonen
Staged by : Gabriela Komleva
Conductor : Watanabe Kazumasa
Orchestra : Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Designs : Simon Virsaladze
Lighting : Vladimir Lukasevich
Stage Manager : Morioka Hajime
Scenery and Costumes executed by : Mariinsky Theatre
Presented by : New National Theatre, Tokyo

<CAST>
December 2002

Saturday
21

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Masha Sakai
Hana
Shiga
Misae
Takahashi
Ari
Miyauchi
Mariko
Sakai
Hana
Miyauchi
Mariko
Prince Yamamoto
Ryuji
Denis
Matvienko
Kojima
Naoya
Denis
Matvienko
Yamamoto
Ryuji
Kojima
Naoya

Endo Mutsuko Omori Yuki Nakamura Mika Nishikawa Takako
Nishiyama Yuko Maeda Nina Yukawa Mamiko Ichikawa Toru
Guennadi Iline Okuda Shinya Chen Xiujie Tomikawa Yuki
Mailen Tleoubaev Gregory Barinov Yoshimoto Yasuhisa
and the artists of New National Theatre Ballet, Tokyo

<PERFORMANCES>
December 2002 Saturday 21 Sunday 22 Monday 23 Tuesday 24 Wednesday 25 Thursday 26
2:00pm X X X      
6:30pm       X X X
The theatre opens 60 minutes before the curtain rises.

<ADVANCE TICKETS>
Available from Sunday 13 October, 2002 at 10:00am.
To order tickets, please call +81-3-5352-9999 (10:00am-6:00pm).
Internet ticket reservation available through the following Websites.(Japanese only)
http://t.pia.co.jp/
http://eee.eplus.co.jp/

<TICKET PRICES>
Type Seat S Seat A Seat B Seat C
Price ¥9,450 ¥6,300 ¥4,200 ¥3,150
Seat Z(¥1,500) is sold only on the performance day at the Box Office and exclusive Ticket Pia Offices.

TheNutcracker"The Nutcraker" is calling you.
It happened one Christmas Eve. A big party was held at Masha's house around a tall Christmas tree. Masha was so happy because she was given a nutcracker by her dear godfather Drosselmeyer, but that was not all that made her Christmas wonderful. That night, the nutcracker, who fought against an army of mice, changed into a handsome prince and took her to the Kingdom of Sweets.

Performed at theatres worldwide at Christmas time, "The Nutcracker" is a ballet that gives poetic charm to winter. Led by the handsome prince, Masha experiences fantastic snow scenes, the dance of the colorfully dressed Sugar-Plum Fairies, and a splendid waltz of roses. This fairy tale world unfolds adorned by Tchaikovsky's cheerful music. This is a fantasy for children who wait in expectation for Christmas and also for everyone, old and young alike, who continue to hold on to dreams.


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