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The Nutcracker-2 January 2013 Evening 7.00pm

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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 Christopher Saunders
Clara
his god-daughter 		Emma Maguire
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Alexander Campbell
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's Assistant Paul Kay
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 		Gary Avis
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Kyle Alexander
Clara's Partner Ludovic Ondiviela
Grandmother Jacqueline Clark
Grandfather Alastair Marriott
Dancing Mistress Deirdre Chapman
Captain Thomas Whitehead
Harlequin
a doll 		Tristan Dyer
Columbine
a doll 		Sabina Westcombe
Soldier
a doll 		Valentino Zucchetti
Vivandière
a doll 		Romany Pajdak
St Nicholas Tomas Mock
Scene 4: The Battle
Mouse King Ryoichi Hirano
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 Alina Cojocaru
The Prince Johan Kobborg
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Christina Arestis
Spanish Dance David Pickering
Spanish Dance Claire Calvert
Spanish Dance Erico Montes
Spanish Dance Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani
Spanish Dance Thomas Whitehead
Arabian Dance Olivia Cowley
Arabian Dance Ryoichi Hirano
Arabian Dance Kenta Kura
Arabian Dance Eric Underwood
Chinese Dance Fernando Montaño
Chinese Dance Andrej Uspenski
Chinese Dance Jonathan Watkins
Chinese Dance James Wilkie
Russian Dance James Hay
Russian Dance Paul Kay
Dance of the Mirlitons Romany Pajdak
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Akane Takada
Dance of the Mirlitons Sabina Westcombe
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Helen Crawford
Her Escort Bennet Gartside
Her Escort Valeri Hristov
Her Escort Brian Maloney
Her Escort Johannes Stepanek
Leading Flower Yuhui Choe
Leading Flower Hikaru Kobayashi
Leading Flower Laura McCulloch
Leading Flower Itziar Mendizabal
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Alina Cojocaru
Grand pas de deux Johan Kobborg
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: 7.06-7.55pm, Act II: 8.25-9.14pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 2 January 2013 (in Royal Opera House Collections)