The Nutcracker - Roles

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):

Act I

  • President
  • His wife
  • Guests
  • Children, including
    • Clara (sometimes known as Marie) and Fritz
  • Parents dressed as "incroyables"
  • Councilor Drosselmeyer
  • Dolls :
    • Harlequin and Columbine, appearing out of a cabbage
    • Vivandière and a Soldier
  • Nutcracker
  • Owl
  • Mice
  • Sentinel
  • Hare-Drummers
  • Soldiers
  • Mouse King
  • Snowflakes
  • Angels

Some versions also give a nephew to Drosselmeyer who resembles the Nutcracker Prince and is played by the same dancer.

Act II

  • Angels
  • Sugar Plum Fairy
  • Clara
  • Nutcracker Prince
  • 12 Pages
  • Eminent members of the court
  • Spanish Hot Chocolate Performers
  • Arabian Coffee Performers
  • Chinese Tea Performers
  • Russian Candy Cane Performers
  • Danish Marzipan Shepherdesses Performers
  • Mother Gigogne
  • Polichinelles
  • Dewdrop
  • Flowers
  • Sugar Plum Fairy's Cavalier

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