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The Nutcracker-4 January 2000 Evening

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Alexander Polishchuck
Guest Leader Daniel Bell
Choir Director Patrick Russill
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Ashley Page
Clara
his God-daughter 		Jenny Tattersall
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Ricardo Cervera
Act I scene 1 Drosselmeyer's workshop - early evening
Drosselmeyer's Assistant Justin Meissner
Act I scene 2 Street outside the Stahlbaums' house
Maiden Aunt Diane Holland
Maiden Aunt Pauline Wadsworth
Housekeeper Romayne Grigorova
Act I scene 3 The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		Christopher Saunders
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Genesia Rosato
Fritz
her brother 		Guy Burden
Clara's partner Giacomo Ciriaci
Grandmother Elizabeth McGorian
Grandfather Philip Mosley
Dancing Mistress Sandra Conley
Captain David Drew
Harlequin
a doll 		Joshua Tuifua
Columbine
a doll 		Sara Gallie
Soldier
a doll 		Yohei Sasaki
Vivandière
a doll 		Laura Morera
St Nicholas Kenta Kura
Devil Antoine Jully
Devil Ivan Putrov
Act I scene 4 The Battle
The Mouse King Alastair Marriott
Act I scene 5 The Land of Snow
Act II scene I The journey to the Kingdom of Sweets
Act II scene 2 The Sugar Garden of the Palace
The Sugar Plum Fairy Miyako Yoshida
The Prince Johan Kobborg
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Vanessa Palmer
Spanish Dance Iñaki Urlezaga
Spanish Dance Sara Gallie
Spanish Dance Julie Lack
Spanish Dance Peter Abegglen
Spanish Dance Edward Watson
Arabian Dance Chloe Davies
Arabian Dance Nigel Burley
Arabian Dance Joshua Tuifua
Arabian Dance Maurice Vodegel-Matzen
Chinese Dance Bennet Gartside
Chinese Dance Martin Harvey
Chinese Dance Giacomo Ciriaci
Chinese Dance Justin Meissner
Russian Dance Michael Stojko
Russian Dance Tom Sapsford
Dance of the Mirlitons Jane Burn
Dance of the Mirlitons Alina Cojocaru
Dance of the Mirlitons Mayuko Maeda
Dance of the Mirlitons Leana Palmer
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Muriel Valtat
Her Escort Victor Alvarez
Her Escort Shi-Ning Liu
Her Escort Hubert Essakow
Her Escort Yohei Sasaki
Leading Flower Mara Galeazzi
Leading Flower Leire Ortueta
Leading Flower Rachel Rawlins
Leading Flower Gillian Revie
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Miyako Yoshida
Grand pas de deux Johan Kobborg
Finale Entire Cast
Act II scene 3 Street outside the Stahlbaums' house
Act II scene 4 Drosselmeyer's workshop - later that night
Aunts, uncles, parents, maids, manservants, revellers, snowflakes, flowers Artists of The Royal Ballet
Children, toy soldiers, mice, gingerbreads, rabbit drummer, pages, sentry Students of The Royal Ballet School (Lower School)
Angels Students of The Royal Ballet School (Upper School)
London Oratory Junior Choir
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Durations: Act I: 49 minutes, Interval: 35 minutes, Act II: 46 minutes
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet for 4 January 2000 (in Royal Opera House Collections)