Fındıkkıran — Antalya Devlet Opera ve Balesi

About this event

Antalya Devlet Opera ve Balesi (Antalya State Opera and Ballet) stages Fındıkkıran, its production of The Nutcracker ballet to music by P. I. Tchaikovsky, at the Haşim İşcan Kültür Merkezi opera stage. The organiser lists Antalya performances on 19, 21, 26 and 28 November 2026; the linked ticket page gives 20:00 for 19, 21 and 26 November and 15:00 for the Saturday 28 November matinee. This listing starts with the first performance on 19 November. The company's synopsis follows Clara on Christmas Eve, when her uncle Drosselmayer gives her a nutcracker at the family ball. At midnight the house fills with mice, the Nutcracker's soldiers fight them, and Drosselmayer turns the Nutcracker into a prince who defeats the Mouse King. In the second act the prince and Clara pass through the Land of Snow into a world of sweets, where the Sugar Plum Fairy introduces them to Spanish, Chinese and Russian dolls and dancing flowers. Choreography and libretto are credited to Göksel Armağan Davran and Ahmet Volkan Ersoy, with Pavel Petrenko and Hakan Kalkan listed as conductors. Tickets are sold through Biletinial, linked from the official page, with prices starting at 125,01 TL at the time of checking. No end time is verified here.

• Biletinial: tickets and session timesChecked 2026-11-10
• State Opera and Ballet: Findikkiran (Antalya)Checked 2026-11-10
• Antalya Devlet Opera ve Balesi: contact and venue addressChecked 2026-11-10