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The Nutcracker-2 January 2013 Matinee 2.00pm

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Koen Kessels
Concert Master Robert Gibbs
Choir Director Charles Cole
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Bennet Gartside
Clara
his god-daughter 		Elizabeth Harrod
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Brian Maloney
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 Barbara Rhodes
Scene 3: The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		David Pickering
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Christina Arestis
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Johnny Randall
Clara's Partner James Wilkie
Grandmother Deirdre Chapman
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing Mistress Kristen McNally
Captain Gary Avis
Harlequin
a doll 		Fernando Montaño
Columbine
a doll 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Soldier
a doll 		James Hay
Vivandière
a doll 		Yasmine Naghdi
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 Laura Morera
The Prince Federico Bonelli
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Deirdre Chapman
Spanish Dance Johannes Stepanek
Spanish Dance Jacqueline Clark
Spanish Dance Ludovic Ondiviela
Spanish Dance Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani
Spanish Dance Eric Underwood
Arabian Dance Olivia Cowley
Arabian Dance Gary Avis
Arabian Dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian Dance Thomas Whitehead
Chinese Dance Sander Blommaert
Chinese Dance Tristan Dyer
Chinese Dance Tomas Mock
Chinese Dance Marcelino Sambé
Russian Dance Michael Stojko
Russian Dance James Wilkie
Dance of the Mirlitons Elsa Godard
Dance of the Mirlitons Yasmine Naghdi
Dance of the Mirlitons Romany Pajdak
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Stock
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Helen Crawford
Her Escort Ryoichi Hirano
Her Escort Kenta Kura
Her Escort Andrej Uspenski
Her Escort Valentino Zucchetti
Leading Flower Claire Calvert
Leading Flower Nathalie Harrison
Leading Flower Laura McCulloch
Leading Flower Lara Turk
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Laura Morera
Grand pas de deux Federico Bonelli
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)
The Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Durations: Act I: 2.05-2.55pm, Act II: 3.25-4.13pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 2 January 2013 (in Royal Opera House Collections)