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Nutcracker 2026


  • Lyric Opera House 20 North Upper Wacker Drive Chicago, IL, 60604 United States (map)
 
 

PERFORMANCE DETAILS

  • WHENDecember 4 – 27, 2026 

  • CHOREOGRAPHY©Christopher Wheeldon

  • WHERELyric Opera House

  • MUSIC Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

  • RUN TIME2 hours

    This holiday season, step into the spellbinding world where history and dreams intertwine. Join Marie and her Nutcracker prince on a fantastical adventure in Christopher Wheeldon’s kaleidoscopic reimagining of The Nutcracker, set amid the wonder of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.

Schedule and Tickets

On a magical Christmas Eve, after awakening to an epic battle between Toy Soldiers and the Rat King, a flurry of snowflakes sweeps Marie away on a whirlwind journey to the dreamlike fairgrounds of the World’s Columbian Exposition. Set to Tchaikovsky’s classic score, experience sprawling attractions from around the globe: the radiant Golden Statue, the mystique of an Arabian enchantress, vibrant Venetian masked dancers, Chinese dragons, and Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show


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Source: https://joffrey.org/performances-and-tickets/26-27-season/the-nutcracker-3/
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