Roles
The following extrapolation of the characters (in order of appearance) is drawn from an examination of the stage directions in the score (Soviet ed., where they are printed in the original French with added Russian translation in editorial footnotes):
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Act I
Some versions also give a nephew to Drosselmeyer who resembles the Nutcracker Prince and is played by the same dancer. |
Act II
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