The music, led by Beatrice Jona Affron, the company’s principal guest conductor, was noticeably more vibrant in the parts that presented Spanish, Arabian and Chines e dancers to reflect the diverse backgrounds. The opera house lobby buzzed with people excitedly recalling the snow and the comical furry characters as the ballet was ushered into the second act, in which Clara and the Nutcracker Prince arrive at his kingdom.
The Snow Queen and King’s duet was one of the two routines of the family-friendly show meant for showcasing and focusing on the sheer talent of the Boston Ballet performers, with Seo Hye Han and Paul Craig’s impressive chemistry making the routine flow smoothly.īOSTON, Novem– Seo Hye Han and Paul Craig as Snow Queen and King at a dress rehearsal for Boston Ballet’s The Nutcracker.
The highlight was when the set transformed into the enchanting Magical Forest, where everything, including the Snow Queen and King’s outfits, glittered with a beautiful, silvery shimmer. The Nutcracker Prince’s fight with the mouse king, although not extremely captivating, had children in the audience glad to see more furry costumes onstage. Once Clara drifted to sleep, the Christmas tree gets larger and grander, and The Nutcracker literally comes to life. The dancing bear leaped onto the stage to huge applause and the packed opera house couldn’t stop giggling in unison at the comically proportioned bear doing splits in mid-air. Drosselmeier’s arrival also means an energetic Harlequin dance by Irlan Silva and Ji Young Chae as the robot ballerina. The story unfolds as Clara’s uncle Drosselmeier arrives at the Christmas party with the nutcracker doll Clara’s brother Fritz broke. The ballet begins with Clara Silberhaus, played by 15-year-old Delia Wada-Gill on opening night, wandering the streets. BOSTON, Novem– The Nutcraker Prince, Patrick Yocum and Clara, Delia Wada-Gill, at a dress rehearsal for Boston Ballet’s The Nutcracker.
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