Christmas Classic!

City Ballet San Francisco brings you the must-see holiday classic, Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker! The story of The Nutcracker was originally written by E.T.A. Hoffmann, with Tchaikovsky's masterpiece score accompanying the world-famous ballet receiving its debut over 130 years ago, in 1892.  An evening spent at a performance of this enchanting show is the perfect way to welcome in Christmas with the whole family!

What Is The Story?

One snowy Christmas Eve, at a great house where a party is in full swing, local magician Herr Drosselmeyer arrives with gifts for the children, including a wooden nutcracker for Clara, the oldest child. When the clock strikes twelve an adventure begins and the Nutcracker comes to life, leading our heroine Clara into a war between mice and tin soldiers, and into enchanted lands where a festival awaits them.