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The Nutcracker-11 January 2012 Evening 7.30pm

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Barry Wordsworth
Leader Cynthia Fleming
Choir Director Charles Cole
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Gary Avis
Clara
his god-daughter 		Sabina Westcombe
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		James Hay
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's Assistant Michael Stojko
Scene 2: A street outside the Stahlbaums' house
Maiden Aunt Caroline Jennings
Maiden Aunt Susan Nye
Housekeeper Romayne Grigorova
Scene 3: The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		David Pickering
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Christina Arestis
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Jay Godden
Clara's Partner James Wilkie
Grandmother Jacqueline Clark
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing Mistress Sian Murphy
Captain Johannes Stepanek
Harlequin
a doll 		Tristan Dyer
Columbine
a doll 		Leticia Stock
Soldier
a doll 		Valentino Zucchetti
Vivandière
a doll 		Akane Takada
St Nicholas Tomas Mock
Scene 4: The Battle
Mouse King Jonathan Watkins
Scene 5: The Land of Snow
Snowflakes Artists of The Royal Ballet
Singers The London Oratory Junior Choir
Act II
Scene 1: The journey to the Kingdom of Sweets
Scene 2: The Sugar Garden of the Palace
The Sugar Plum Fairy Yuhui Choe
The Prince Sergei Polunin
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Sian Murphy
Spanish Dance Johannes Stepanek
Spanish Dance Claire Calvert
Spanish Dance Eric Underwood
Spanish Dance Jacqueline Clark
Spanish Dance Jonathan Howells
Arabian Dance Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani
Arabian Dance Ryoichi Hirano
Arabian Dance Kenta Kura
Arabian Dance Thomas Whitehead
Chinese Dance Sander Blommaert
Chinese Dance Tristan Dyer
Chinese Dance Kevin Emerton
Chinese Dance Jonathan Watkins
Russian Dance Michael Stojko
Russian Dance James Wilkie
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Romany Pajdak
Dance of the Mirlitons Francesca Hayward
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Deirdre Chapman
Her Escort Valeri Hristov
Her Escort Fernando Montaño
Her Escort Dawid Trzensimiech
Her Escort Valentino Zucchetti
Leading Flower Olivia Cowley
Leading Flower Celisa Diuana
Leading Flower Emma Maguire
Leading Flower Laura McCulloch
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Yuhui Choe
Grand pas de deux Sergei Polunin
Finale Entire Cast
Scene 3: A street outside the Stahlbaums' house
Scene 4: Drosselmeyer's workshop later that night
Other characters
Aunts, Uncles, Parents, Maids, Manservants, Revellers 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)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Durations: Act I: 7.35-8.25pm, Act II: 8.55-9.44pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 11 January 2012 (in Royal Opera House Collections)