“The Nutcracker” is opening tonight at 7:00 at San Francisco Ballet – and, of course, it’s pouring rain. Five years worth of drought and tonight it has to rain. OK––FINE!!!––I’m ready. Especially for this big guns cast:
Drosselmeyer: Rubén Martín Cintas
Queen and King of the Snow: Mathilde Froustey, Carlo Di Lanno
Sugar Plum Fairy: Sofiane Sylve
Grand Pas de Deux: Vanessa Zahorian, Davit Karapetyan
See my interviews with:
Mathilde Froustey: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sean-martinfield/a-profile-of-mathilde-fro_b_9853456.html
Carlo Di Lanno: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sean-martinfield/carlo-di-lanno-on-swan-la_b_9296912.html
Davit Karapetyan: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sean-martinfield/davit-karapetyan-san-francisco-ballet_b_7020890.html
Photos, Chris Hardy and David Allen
Tomorrow, 12/11 – Sunday afternoon at 2pm the cast will be:
Drosselmeyer: Val Caniparoli
Queen and King of the Snow: Sarah Van Patten, Carlos Quenedit
Sugar Plum Fairy: Julia Rowe
Grand Pas de Deux: Dores André, Luke Ingham
Sunday night at 7 pm, the cast includes:
Drosselmeyer: Ricardo Bustamante
Queen and King of the Snow: Lorena Feijóo, Jaime Garcia Castilla
Sugar Plum Fairy: Mathilde Froustey
Grand Pas de Deux: Sasha De Sola, Taras Domitro
The performances will be conducted by Martin West – one of the truly great Ballet conductors in the world. There will be 33 performances between now and December 29.
Click here to order tickets on-line: NUTCRACKER
(All casting is subject to change.)