Event listing: The Nutcracker – Bayerisches Staatsballett | Nationaltheater | Dec 12, 18, 21, 25 mat, eve, 28, 2027 Jan 01, 06

NationaltheaterMax-Joseph-Platz 2, Munich, Bavaria, 80539, Germany

Dates/times in Berlin time zone

Saturday 12 December 2026	19:30
Friday 18 December 2026	19:30
Monday 21 December 2026	19:30
Friday 25 December 2026	15:00
Friday 25 December 2026	19:30
Monday 28 December 2026	19:30
Friday 01 January 2027	18:00
Wednesday 06 January 2027	18:00

Programme

The Nutcracker

Music: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893)
Choreography: Marius Petipa (Original), Lev Ivanov (Original), John Neumeier

Performers

Bavarian State Ballet
Mikhail Agrest	Conductor
Jürgen Rose	Set Designer, Costume Designer
Bayerisches Staatsorchester

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