BALLETMET’S THE NUTCRACKER
Don’t miss BalletMet’s enchanting production of The Nutcracker, premiering at the Detroit Opera House. Toy soldiers, sugar plum fairies, the handsome prince, and all the rest (including dozens of young local dancers), and Tchaikovsky’s timeless score played by the Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra. Narrated by Sir Roger Moore.

FAMILY MATINEE ACTIVITIES
Santa and Nutcracker available for photos – Bring your camera!
Live reindeer (prior to performance)
Professional face painting ($5 donation)
Sugar Plum Parade on stage following the performance
Optional Lunch (when you purchase the Nutcracker & Lunch package)

DANCE TALK
The Dance Talk (free to all ticketed guests) begins one hour before curtain. Given by Gerard Charles, Artistic Director of BalletMet, and Carol Halsted, Director of Dance at Michigan Opera Theatre.

Opening Night Sponsor

This presentation is supported by the Performing Arts Fund, a program of Arts Midwest funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, General Mills Foundation, and Land O’Lakes Foundation.