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The Nutcracker (City Ballet of San Diego) at California Center for the Arts, Escondido

When
Sat, Dec 19 · 2:00 PMDec 19 2:00pm & 7:30pm; Dec 20 2:00pm; Dec 22 2:00pm & 7:30pm; Dec 23 2:00pm
Where
Concert Hall, California Center for the Arts, Escondido340 N Escondido Blvd, Escondido, CA 92025Open in Google Maps ↗
Ages
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Cost
Ticket prices not printed; sold through the California Center for the Arts box office
Organizer
City Ballet of San Diego

Upcoming dates: Sat, Dec 19 · Sun, Dec 20 · Tue, Dec 22 · Wed, Dec 23

City Ballet of San Diego performs its full-length classical production of The Nutcracker, set to Tchaikovsky's score performed live by the City Ballet Orchestra conducted by John Nettles, with choreography by Elizabeth Wistrich after Nureyev, Ivanov, Vainonen and Christensen. Performances in the Concert Hall at California Center for the Arts, Escondido: Saturday December 19 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm, Sunday December 20 at 2:00pm, Tuesday December 22 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm, and Wednesday December 23 at 2:00pm. Tickets are sold through the California Center for the Arts box office; season packages are also available.

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The street address of the California Center for the Arts is not printed on the City Ballet page and artcenter.org returned 403 to automated fetches, so address is left blank (the center is in Escondido). Program subject to change per the page. Street address added at review from the venue public address.

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