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The ultimate holiday tradition
Helgi Tomasson
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Clara from Tomasson’s Nutcracker // © Studio Schuller for San Francisco Ballet
Performance One – 49min
Intermission – 20min
Performance Two – 36min
War Memorial Opera House
Programming, casting, and prices subject to change.
Our most magical production returns to the Opera House stage, transporting audiences of all ages into a realm of the fantastical. Dubbed Helgi Tomasson’s “finest achievement” by the San Francisco Chronicle, our Nutcracker remains the cornerstone of the Bay Area’s holiday season.
Tchaikovsky’s iconic score played by the Grammy Award-winning Orchestra guides us along Clara’s magical journey from her Victorian-era San Francisco home, through the most dazzling onstage blizzard, and onto the stunning Crystal Palace where we meet the Sugar Plum Fairy and an international cast of characters.
Nearly 80 years after San Francisco Ballet presented America with its first-ever Nutcracker in 1944, it remains the ultimate holiday tradition for families, friends, and dance-lovers alike.
Act I – 47 min
Intermission – 20 min
Act II – 50 min
War Memorial Opera House
Programming, casting, and prices subject to change.
Single Tickets
Up to 20% off single tickets*
Enter promo FLASHSALE to save up to 20% off single ticket prices in our Grand Tier, Dress Circle, Dress Circle Ring, and Balcony Center Front sections.
*See Terms & Conditions for prices
- Dec 22 at 7pm
- Dec 23 at 7pm
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Offer expires 12/21 at 11:59pm and is valid on the 12/20 at 7pm, 12/21 at 7pm, 12/22 at 7pm, 12/23 at 7pm performances of Nutcracker only. Discounted prices are $149 in Grand Tier, $120 in Dress Circle, $105 in Dress Circle Ring, and $60 in Balcony Center Front. All sales are final. No refunds. Exchanges are subject to availability, restrictions, fees and are at the regular price, not the discounted price. Casting, programming, and prices are subject to change.. Offer does not apply to previously purchased tickets and cannot be combined with other offers.
Special Nutcracker Performance
Sensory Friendly Performance
December 28 at 11am
A relaxed and welcoming space where neurodiverse audiences of all ages and abilities can feel comfortable to experience the magic of Nutcracker. This family-friendly performance is also a wonderful opportunity for first-time balletgoers and young children to experience ballet in a more informal setting.
Casting & Credits
Friday, December 05, 2025 AT 7 pm
CHOREOGRAPHER
Helgi Tomasson
COMPOSER
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Scenic Design: Michael Yeargan
Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz
Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls
Projection Design: Wendall K. Harrington
The 2004 premiere of Helgi Tomasson’s Nutcracker was made possible by Lead Sponsors The Herbert Family and The Swanson Foundation, and Sponsors Yurie and Carl Pascarella, Kathleen Scutchfield, and The Smelick Family.
Nutcracker
Casting & Credits
Friday, December 05 AT 7 pm
CHOREOGRAPHER
Helgi Tomasson
COMPOSER
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Scenic Design: Michael Yeargan
Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz
Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls
Projection Design: Wendall K. Harrington
The 2004 premiere of Helgi Tomasson’s Nutcracker was made possible by Lead Sponsors The Herbert Family and The Swanson Foundation, and Sponsors Yurie and Carl Pascarella, Kathleen Scutchfield, and The Smelick Family.
CONDUCTOR: Martin West
ACT I
*UNCLE DROSSELMEYER: Ricardo Bustamante
*CLARA: Ava Allaire
FRITZ: Bode Jay Nanola
HOUSEKEEPER AND MAID: Maggie Weirich, Leili Rackow
DR. & MRS. STAHLBAUM: Myles Thatcher, Elizabeth Powell
GRANDPARENTS: Jasper True Stanford, Kristi DeCaminada
PARTY GUESTS: Kamryn Baldwin, Gabriela Gonzalez, Pemberley Ann Olson, Seojeong Yun, Rubén Cítores Nieto, Andris Kundzins, Davide Occhipinti, Adrian Zeisel with Students of San Francisco Ballet School
*DANCING DOLLS: Mingxuan Wang, Julia Rowe, Lleyton Ho
*THE NUTCRACKER PRINCE: Wei Wang
*KING OF THE MICE: Nathaniel Remez
*QUEEN & KING OF THE SNOW: Jasmine Jimison and Fernando Carratalá Coloma
SNOWFLAKES: Sofia Albers, Rebecca Blenkinsop, Maya Chandrashekaran, Anna Chaziroglou, Carly Graham, Aaliyahmarie Key, Katharine Lee, SunMin Lee, Rimi Nakano, Hui-Wen Peng, Amelia Soh, Anatalia St. Clair, Tyla Steinbach, Jamie Adele Stephens, Juliana Wilder, Juliette Windey
INTERMISSION
ACT II
*THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY: Sasha De Sola
SPANISH: Kamryn Baldwin, Isabella DeVivo, Benjamin Davidoff, Simone Pompignoli, Mingxuan Wang
*ARABIAN: Sasha Mukhamedov with Rubén Cítores Nieto, Nathaniel Remez
*CHINESE: Luca Ferrò with Students of San Francisco Ballet School
FRENCH: Pemberley Ann Olson, Maggie Weirich, Seojeong Yun
*RUSSIAN: Joshua Jack Price with Lleyton Ho, Dylan Pierzina
MADAME DU CIRQUE: Louis Schilling
and her BUFFOONS: Students of San Francisco Ballet School with Davide Occhipinti
WALTZING FLOWERS: Sofia Albers, Rebecca Blenkinsop, Maya Chandrashekaran, Anna Chaziroglou, Gabriela Gonzalez, Katharine Lee, SunMin Lee, Rimi Nakano, Hui-Wen Peng, Leili Rackow, Amelia Soh, Anatalia St. Clair, Tyla Steinbach, Jamie Adele Stephens, Juliana Wilder, Juliette Windey
*GRAND PAS DE DEUX: Wona Park and Wei Wang
*Cast changes will be announced to the audience prior to each performance.
SUPPORT FOR San Francisco Ballet PROUDLY PROVIDED BY
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