Forsythe’s
Dec 5 – 28
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 26 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 26 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: David LaMarche
ACT I
*UNCLE DROSSELMEYER: Nathaniel Remez
*CLARA: Luka Ganaden
FRITZ: Bode Jay Nanola
HOUSEKEEPER AND MAID: Gabriela Gonzalez, Hui-Wen Peng
DR. & MRS. STAHLBAUM: Myles Thatcher, Kamryn Baldwin
GRANDPARENTS: Davide Occhipinti, Joanna Berman
PARTY GUESTS: Rebecca Blenkinsop, SunMin Lee, Pemberley Ann Olson, Seojeong Yun, Benjamin Davidoff, João Percilio da Silva, Jasper True Stanford, Adrian Zeisel with Students of San Francisco Ballet
*DANCING DOLLS: Benjamin Taber, Carmela Mayo, Alexis Francisco Valdes
*THE NUTCRACKER PRINCE: Max Cauthorn
*KING OF THE MICE: Rubén Cítores Nieto
*QUEEN & KING OF THE SNOW: Jasmine Jimison and Fernando Carratalá Coloma
SNOWFLAKES: Kenzie Andrews, Rebecca Blenkinsop, Maya Chandrashekaran, Anna Chaziroglou, Samantha Ciske, Alya Cogur, Isabella Howard, Crystal Huang, Erin Jung, Aaliyahmarie Key, Katharine Lee, Amelia Soh, Anatalia St. Clair, Maggie Weirich, Aila Whiteley, Juliette Windey
INTERMISSION
ACT II
*THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY: Katherine Barkman
SPANISH: SunMin Lee, Carmela Mayo, Simone Pompignoli, Jasper True Stanford, Myles Thatcher
*ARABIAN: Jacey Gailliard with Jakub Groot, Adrian Zeisel
*CHINESE: Lleyton Ho with Students of San Francisco Ballet School
FRENCH: Anna Chaziroglou, Aaliyahmarie Key, Amelia Soh
*RUSSIAN: Luca Ferrò with Logan Shaw, Asher Stephenson
MADAME DU CIRQUE: Louis Schilling
and her BUFFOONS: Students of San Francisco Ballet School with Davide Occhipinti
WALTZING FLOWERS: Kenzie Andrews, Rebecca Blenkinsop, Julieta Castro, Maya Chandrashekaran, Alya Cogur, Crystal Huang, Erin Jung, Katharine Lee, Kyra Orozco-Davey, Pemberley Ann Olson, Kira Rupnow, Anatalia St. Clair, Maggie Weirich, Nicole Kosasih Widjaja, Juliana Wilder, Cora Zieske
*GRAND PAS DE DEUX: Nikisha Fogo and Max Cauthorn
*Cast changes will be announced to the audience prior to each performance.
SUPPORT FOR San Francisco Ballet PROUDLY PROVIDED BY
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