THE NUTCRACKER – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Associated with the celebration of the great holidays. Based on the fairy tale Marius Petipa wrote the libretto and the music was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. It’s one of the most popular and most frequently staged plays on all world stages. We hope that our youngest audience will enjoy this play, although the performance is receptive for other ages.
Conductor: Bisera Chadlovska
Libretto: M. I. Petipa after tale of T. A. Hofmann
Choreography: Vasily Ivanovich Vainonen (Russia)
Choreography adaptation:Mihail Krapivin (Russia)
Set designer: Anatoly Nezhnji (Russia)
Costume: Ljupka Ristovska
Concert master:
Repetitours: Volodymyr Borisov (Ukraine), Alexandra Mijalkova, Goran Bozhinov, Dafina Daniloska-Kochevska, Sasha Evtimova, Maria Josifovska Ristovska, Maja Mitrovska-Bogojevska

Cast:

Clara: Marija Kichevska Shokarovska
Prince: Francisco Himenez Ruiz

Featured soloists corps de Ballet and the orchestra of the National Opera & Ballet and students of State Musical School – Ilija Nikolovski Luj

Synopsis “The Nutcracker”

Act I

The action takes place in an old German town, at the beginning of the last century. Evening, the eve of Christmas. The street is cheerful and festive. Among those invited to the holiday around the Christmas tree is the old toy maker, a friend of the children, Drosermeier. The Stahlbaum family’s guest room is decorated festively. The guests gather. Drosermeier enters, bringing gifts with him. Everything is ready for the holiday. Children enter. The game of hide-and-seek begins. Drosermeier joins them, he is blindfolded and is the first to catch Clara, Stahlbaum’s daughter. After the game, the dancing begins. Drosermeier appears in a magician’s costume. He shows his magic and performs a puppet show. The Mouse King wants to steal the princess, but the brave Nutcracker kills the Mouse King. Drosermeier tirelessly invents other games. He shows the children the puppet – the Moor in the Wind. Clara likes the Nutcracker the most. Franz takes the Nutcracker away from Clara, but only the doll’s disfigured head remains in his hands. Drosermeier quickly repairs the puppet. Clara strokes it and calms the offended pet. It is late, the guests are leaving. The ball ends with dancing. Clara says goodbye to the Nutcracker, the lights on the Christmas tree are turned off. The nanny takes Clara to bed. She has a dream about mice occupying the guest room, led by their king. The Nutcracker leads the tin soldiers and attacks.

Clara follows him, overcomes her fear, resolutely throws the shoe at the mouse king and thus saves the Nutcracker. The mouse king is defeated and disappears with his army. Drosermeier transforms Clara into a beautiful girl, and the Nutcracker into a handsome boy. The journey to the land of fairy tales begins. Snow falls…

Act II

Clara and the Nutcracker find themselves on the magic island. The holiday begins. Clara and the Nutcracker are happy. They dance together with everyone. Morning is approaching. The magical dream ends, Clara wakes up.