The Nutcracker

Act I

Scene 1: The Stahlbaum Home

Nuremberg, Germany on Christmas Eve

Stahlbaums

The Christmas Tree – Stahlbaums

      • Herr Stahlbaum
      • His wife
      • Clara
      • Fritz
      • Louise
Children

Children’s Gallop

Dance of the Parents

Dance of the Parents – as the French Incroyables (the Unbelievables) and the Merveilleuses (the Marvelous Ones)

Drosselmeyer

Arrival of Drosselmeyer

      • His nephew (in some versions) who resembles the Nutcracker Prince and is played by the same dancer
Harlequin and Columbine

Grandfather Waltz – Dolls (spring-activated, sometimes all three dancers instead):

      • Harlequin and Columbine (1st gift)
      • Vivandière and a Soldier (2nd gift)
      • Nutcracker (3rd gift, at first a normal-sized toy, then full-sized Prince)
      • Owl (on clock, changing into Drosselmeyer)
The Battle

The Battle

      • Mice
      • Soldiers (of the Nutcracker)
      • Mouse King

Scene 2: A Pine Forest

Waltz of the Snowflakes

Waltz of the Snowflakes (sometimes Snow Crystals, sometimes accompanying a Snow Queen and King)

Act II

The Land of Sweets

Clara and Nutcracker Prince

Clara and Nutcracker Prince

Spanish dancers (Chocolate)

Spanish Dance (Chocolate)

Arabian dancers (Coffee)

Arabian Dance (Coffee)

Chinese dancers (Tea)

Chinese Dance (Tea)

Trepak (Russian Dance) (Candy Canes)

Trepak (Russian Dance) (Candy Canes)

Danish shepherdesses (Marzipan)

Dance of the Reed Flutes – Danish Shepherdesses / French Mirlitons (Marzipan)

Mother Ginger and Polichinelles

Mother Ginger and the Polichinelles (Mother Ginger’s Children)

Waltz of the Flowers

Waltz of the Flowers

Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalier

Pas de Deux – Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalier

Final Waltz and Apotheosis