Bolshoi Ballet 2018/2019 - Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

Director: Bolshoi Ballett

Music Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Choreography Yuri Grigorovich

Libretto Yuri Grigorovich (after E.T.A. Hoffmann and Marius Petipa)

Stahlbaum, medical councilor          Alexei Loparevich
His Wife                                         Ekaterina Barykina
Marie, their daughter                      Margarita Shrainer
Fritz, brother to Marie                     Nina Biryukova
Drosselmeyer                                 Denis Savin
The Nutcracker-Prince                     Semyon Chudin
The Mouse King                              Alexander Vodopetov
Harlequin                                       Denis Zakharov
Columbine                                      Stanislava Postnova
She-Devil                                       Elizaveta Kruteleva
He-Devil                                        Alexei Putintsev

As the clock strikes midnight on Christmas Eve, Marie’s wooden nutcracker doll comes to life and transforms into a prince! Soon joined by her other toys that have also come to life, Marie and her prince embark on a dreamy unforgettable adventure.

A holiday tradition for the whole family, The Nutcracker sweeps the Bolshoi stage for two hours of enchantment and magic. Along with Tchaikovsky’s cherished score and some of the Bolshoi’s greatest artists, The Nutcracker remains a treasure not to be missed!

Ballet on Screen

Ticket information

Ticket price: 3600 HUF
Tickets are available at the Cassa of the Urania National Film Theatre (open every day 10:30-21:00, Credit Cards are accepted) and in the Ticket Sale System of Interticket and Jegymester (available in English too).