Forsythe’s
DEC 4–27
The ultimate holiday tradition
Helgi Tomasson
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Michael Yeargan
Martin Pakledinaz
James F. Ingalls
Wendall K. Harrington
Jasmine Jimison and Fernando Carratalá Coloma in Tomasson’s Nutcracker // © San Francisco Ballet, photo by Lindsey Rallo
Act I – 47 min
Intermission – 20 min
Act II – 50 min
War Memorial Opera House
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.
Over 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.
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© Video by RJ Muna
Nutcracker Calendar
PREMIERES
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Find out which dancers will take the stage in the current productions at San Francisco Ballet. Please note Casting subject to change.
CHOREOGRAPHER
Helgi Tomasson
COMPOSER
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Michael Yeargan
Martin Pakledinaz
James F. Ingalls
Wendall K. Harrington
SUPPORT FOR San Francisco Ballet PROUDLY PROVIDED BY
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.