The Nutcracker - A Christmas Fairy Tale

Name: The Nutcracker - A Christmas Fairy Tale
Start: 2026-12-18T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-12-19T15:30:00+01:00
Location: Prinzregententheater

Fri, 18 Dec 2026 — Sat, 19 Dec · 19:30

Prinzregententheater, Munich, Germany

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The Nutcracker - A Christmas Fairy Tale — Prinzregententheater, Munich

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Der Nussknacker brings a Christmas ballet production of The Nutcracker to Munich on Friday, 18 December 2026 at 19:30 at Prinzregententheater. This is one of nine German tour dates. Prinzregententheater is a neo-Baroque theatre built in 1901 after the model of Festspielhaus in Bayreuth, featuring an amphitheatre-style auditorium with excellent acoustics. The classic fairy tale of The Nutcracker comes to life on the stage of this historic Munich theatre, originally designed as an opera house for Wagner's works.

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About: Der Nussknacker

Tchaikovsky's 1892 Christmas ballet follows young Clara through a dream world of warring toys and dancing sweets, set to one of the most recognizable scores in classical music - from the March and Waltz of the Snowflakes to the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.

most frequently performed ballet in the world

~40%

share of annual ticket revenue for large US ballet companies

$84M+

US Nutcracker ticket revenue in 2024 (large companies, per Dance/USA)

+18%

US attendance growth 2022-2024 (large companies, per Dance/USA)

What's new

dec 2025
Tickets for the Bolshoi Theatre's December 2025 Nutcracker run sold out within two hours of going on sale, prompting the theatre to introduce an auction system and named e-tickets to combat scalpers.
dec 2025
According to Dance/USA data reported in December 2025, US Nutcracker ticket revenue for large ballet companies rose from $57M to over $84M between 2022 and 2024, with attendance up 18%.
2026
The Grand Classic Ballet toured The Nutcracker across dozens of German cities from January 2026, including Oberhausen, Munich, Stuttgart, Bochum, Magdeburg, Berlin and Bonn.

Tour

LeipzigHamburgBerlinMünchenStuttgartOberhausenBochumHagenMainzMagdeburgWeimarDuisburgIngolstadtBremenBonnRadolfzell

Tracks

Tanz der Zuckerfee (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)Act II centrepiece, featuring the celesta - one of the most recognized pieces in classical music

Blumenwalzer (Waltz of the Flowers)Grand Act II divertissement, a staple of concert programmes worldwide

Schneeflockenwalzer (Waltz of the Snowflakes)Act I finale, iconic corps de ballet set piece

Marsch (March)Opening Act I number, instantly recognizable holiday theme

Nussknacker-Suite Op. 71aEight-movement orchestral suite compiled by Tchaikovsky before the ballet's premiere; featured in Disney's Fantasia (1940)

About the venue: Prinzregententheater

The Prinzregententheater is a grand neo-Baroque theatre in Munich, built in 1901 and modelled on the Bayreuth Festspielhaus. Originally conceived as a Wagner opera house, it features an amphitheatre-style auditorium with excellent acoustics. Today it serves as one of Munich's premier stages, hosting opera, theatre, and concerts, and is home to the Bavarian Theatre Academy August Everding.

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