The role of Lamb. in Boston Ballet’s production of Mikko Nissinen’s “The Nutcracker” will be played by Aliya Lambright of Dorchester, who started as a student at Boston Ballet School this year. This role will mark her first year performing in “The Nutcracker.”

All children performers in the production are students at Boston Ballet School. They auditioned and started rehearsing for the production in October.
The nine-year-old Lambright is a 4th grader at the Murphy Elementary School in Dorchester, and enjoys gymnastics, cooking, reading graphic novels, playing soccer, and unicorns.

The show opens Nov. 29 at the Citizens Opera House with performances through Dec. 29. PNC Bank is the presenting sponsor.