Event listing: The Nutcracker and the Mouse King | Finnish National Opera: Main Hall (Suomen Kansallisoopera: päänäyttämö) | Dec 02, 04, 05 mat, eve, 07, 08, 10, 12 mat, eve, 15, 18, 19 mat, eve, 21, 22, 29, 30

Finnish National Opera: Main Hall (Suomen Kansallisoopera: päänäyttämö)Helsinginkatu 58 PL 176, Helsinki, Uusimaa, 00250, Finland

Dates/times in Helsinki time zone

Wednesday 2 December 2026	19:00
Friday 4 December 2026	19:00
Saturday 5 December 2026	14:00
Saturday 5 December 2026	18:00
Monday 7 December 2026	19:00
Tuesday 8 December 2026	19:00
Thursday 10 December 2026	19:00
Saturday 12 December 2026	14:00
Saturday 12 December 2026	18:00
Tuesday 15 December 2026	19:00

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Programme

The Nutcracker

Music: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893)
Choreography: Wayne Eagling, Toer van Schayk

Performers

Finnish National Ballet
Aku Sorensen	Conductor
Toer van Schayk	Set Designer, Costume Designer
Steen Bjarke	Lighting Designer
Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera

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