The Nutcracker [by Vasily Vainonen] - Renata Shakirova + David Zaleyev - Mariinsky Ballet & Orchestra [Valery Gergiev]

Masha: Renata Shakirova The Nutcracker Prince: David Zaleyev Stahlbaum: Vladimir Ponomarev Stahlbaum’s wife: Elena Bazhenova Luisa: Svetlana Tychina Franz: Alisa Petrenko Drosselmeyer: Andrei Yakovlev The Grandmother: Lira Khuslamova The Grandfather: Vasily Shcherbakov The Nanny: Yana Tikhonova Masha the Princess: Renata Shakirova Clown: Maxim Izmestiev Doll: Sofia Ivanova-Skoblikova Blackamoor: Grigory Popov The Mouse King: Alexei Kuzmin Choreography: Vasily Vainonen Music: Pyotr Illitch Tchaikovsky Libretto: Marius Petipa based on the story by . Hoffmann Mariinsky Orchestra and Chorus Musical director and conductor: Valery Gergiev Sets: Simon Virsaladze