The Nutcracker

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Thu 15 December

08:00 PM

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Ballet

15 December 2022

	2 hours 10 minutes intermission included
	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Ballet in two acts Teatro alla Scala Production Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company and Orchestra Treble Voices Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala Academy With the participation of the students of the Teatro alla Scala Academy's Ballet School

Choreography and Staging	RUDOLF NUREYEV
Conductor	VALERY OVSYANIKOV
Sets and costumes	NICHOLAS GEORGIADIS
Lights	ANDREA GIRETTI

Dr. Stahlbaum	Gabriele Corrado
Mrs. Stahlbaum	Beatrice Carbone
Mr. Drosselmeyer/ The Prince	Timofej Andrijashenko
Clara	Nicoletta Manni
Fritz	Mattia Semperboni
Luisa	Vittoria Valerio
Grandmother	Serena Sarnataro
Grandfather	Massimo Dalla Mora
The nutcracker	Valerio Lunadei
Mouse King	Gioacchino Starace
Snowflakes	Maria Celeste Losa, Gaia Andreanò
Spanish dance	Vittoria Valerio, Mattia Semperboni
Arabian dance	Serena Sarnataro, Massimo Dalla Mora
Arabian soloist couple	Antonella Albano, Marco Agostino
Chinese dance	Domenico Di Cristo, Federico Fresi, Rinaldo Venuti
Russian dance	Beatrice Carbone, Gabriele Corrado
Pastoral dancers	Linda Giubelli, Agnese Di Clemente, Nicola Del Freo

and Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company With the participation of the students of the Teatro alla Scala Academy's Ballet School

Treble Voices Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala Academy

In a tribute to Nureyev on the thirtieth anniversary of his death, the Ballet Season opens with the grand return after sixteen years of his Nutcracker, which saw him many times on stage as Drosselmeyer who transforms into a splendid Prince. In the historical production by Nicholas Georgiadis, dreamy snowflakes, battles between mice and toy soldiers, splendid waltzes and extraordinary pas-de-deux accompany the dream of Clara and her Prince and will enthral the youngest as well in the magical yuletide atmosphere, an ideal context for the return of this masterpiece of choreography and music.

Contest The Nutcracker #WinScala on TikTok

On Christmas night everything is possible: after a sign from Mr. Drosselmeyer a doll comes to life and starts to dance in front of the astonished kids.

1. The contest, open to anyone with a TikTok account, starts on 25 November and ends on 2 December;

2. Joining the contest is very easy! Watch the video with our Principal Dancer, Alice Mariani. And then challenge yourself: dance the Mr. Drosselmeyer doll variation in your own way, let your creativity free and have fun;

3. You can share with us as many video as you want;

4. Remember to use the “Duet” or the “Stitch” function on TikTok or create an original video. It’s important that you always use the original music sound from our video, and don’t forget to use the hashtag #WinScala and the mention @teatroallascala;

5. The creators of the three most original or funny TikTok will win a ticket to attend The Nutcracker Preview on Thursday 15 December, at 8pm!

6. We will announce the lucky winners directly on our TikTok account @teatroallascala on 6 December. The winners will be contacted via private message.

Do you like this initiative? So what are you waiting for?! Partecipate and… #WinScala!

Contest The Nutcracker #WinScala on Twitter

The Nutcracker to Clara is a gift, a promise,

a dream that welcomes her to Christmas night with thousands of emotions.

What do you wish to find underneath the Christmas tree?

1. The contest, open to anyone with a Twitter account, starts on 25 November and ends on 1 December;

2. Joining the contest is very easy! Watch the video with our dancers, Agnese Di Clemente and Claudio Coviello (with subtitles in English), then answer their question. Do it however you prefer: through a motto, a drawing, a photograph, a few bars of music you have composed, or a video, and send us a tweet to our Twitter page. Remember to always include the hashtag #WinScala and the mention @teatroallascala;

3. You can send us as many tweets as you want but you have to post one tweet per idea;

4. Some tips? Give free rein to your imagination, memories, suggestions… in a word your inspiration! We will evaluate and reward originality, creativity, and a bit of poetic verve;

5. The authors of the three most original, touching, funny or passionate tweets will win a ticket to attend The Nutcracker Preview on Thursday 15 December, at 8pm!

6. We will announce the lucky winners directly on our Twitter account @teatroallascala on 5 December. The winners will then have to re-contact us at the e-mail address which we will communicate later