Roger Kalia, conductor
Festival Ballet Theatre — Salwa Rizkalla, artistic director
Pacific Symphony

TCHAIKOVSKY: Selections from “The Nutcracker"

Visions of sugarplums and beautiful ballerinas will dance in your head after seeing Tchaikovsky’s delightful Christmas ballet, performed in a condensed version created just for kids. This annual favorite finishes with a grand finale sing-along and a jolly visit from Santa himself! Designed for kids ages 5-11.

Join in the fun at the interactive Musical Carnival in the concert hall lobby at 9 a.m. (for 10 a.m. concertgoers) and 12:15 p.m. (for 11:30 concertgoers), where kids can test drive a musical instrument, meet the performers, and enjoy musical arts and crafts activities themed to the morning’s concert.

Running time (approximate): 53 minutes with no intermission