Daniel Durrett as the Nutcracker Prince

Hear from Second Soloist Daniel Durrett on what it means to him to perform the role of The Nutcracker Prince in Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker.

“Honestly, I never saw myself in a leading Prince type role. After my Snow King debut on Dec 12, 2022 I finally realized that those kinds of roles are achievable. When Mikko told me about the Nutcracker Prince, I was in complete shock and knew that I had a lot of work to do. Grateful to have made my debut Dec 7, 2023 as the Nutcracker Prince, and I’m looking forward to more wonderful opportunities to keep pushing and growing as a black artist.” – Second Soloist, Daniel Durrett