Colorado Ballet
Ellie Caulkins Opera House
November 28 - December 27, 2015
As with many families, The Nutcracker has become an annual tradition in my family. As always, the Colorado Ballet does not disappoint in it's production. The sets and the costumes are wonderfully made ans used. Very little changes from year to year - which can be both good and bad. While it is nice to have the traditions from year to year, something new would be enjoyable as well.
The cast changes from performance to performance with no way for the audience to know who will be performing which role. Happily, Gregory Gonzales plays Herr Drosselmeyer in every performance. He excels at playing strange and mysterious characters. It was a disappointment that the Ballet's premiere ballerina, Marina Mosina, was not performing the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy at the performance I attended. However, she danced the role of the Arabian Woman exquisitely.
There is a good reason The Nutcracker is an enduring Christmas favorite. The music is classic, the dancing beautiful and the story timeless. The Colorado Ballet performances will give you everything you are looking for in this enduring holiday classic. 
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