Ballet Minnesota Presents: The Classic Nutcracker

Total run time is approximately 150 minutes, with a 15 minute intermission. 

Ballet Minnesota’s 37th annual ‘The Classic Nutcracker’, returns to the O’Shaughnessy! Come celebrate this annual family holiday tradition!

For novices to the ballet, this holiday story begins on Christmas Eve. We join a young girl, Clara, her mischievous brother, Fritz, and their family hosting a Christmas party. A latecomer to the party is Clara’s mysterious Godfather Drosselmeyer. He presents her with a marvelous gift, a Nutcracker doll.

As Clara goes to sleep that night, we are transported into her dream of the Rat King fighting the Nutcracker and his army of toy soldiers. The Nutcracker Prince escorts Clara through an enchanted snow-covered forest and on to his Kingdom of the Sweets where Clara accepts the throne from the Sugar Plum Fairy. Enjoy The return of this classic holiday favorite!

• The ticket prices on this page reflect the face value price + $2.75 online Etix fee. Tickets are $20 – $47 if booked directly through the Ticket Office in person or by phone at: 651-690-6700. Credit card transactions will also be charged a 3% processing fee. See Ticket Office information here. 
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