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The Nutcracker-10 December 2013 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 Tom Seligman
Co-Concert Master Sergey Levitin
Choir Director Charles Cole
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Alastair Marriott
Clara
his god-daughter 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Ricardo Cervera
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 		Bennet Gartside
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Christina Arestis
Fritz
Clara's brother 		James Large
Clara's partner James Wilkie
Grandmother Jacqueline Clark
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing Mistress Deirdre Chapman
Captain Gary Avis
Harlequin
a doll 		Tristan Dyer
Columbine
a doll 		Elsa Godard
Soldier
a doll 		Donald Thom
Vivandière
a doll 		Yasmine Naghdi
St Nicholas Reece Clarke
Scene 4: The Battle
Mouse King Tomas Mock
Scene 5: The Land of Snow
Snowflakes Artists of The Royal Ballet
Singers 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 Lauren Cuthbertson
The Prince Cory Stearns
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Deirdre Chapman
Spanish Dance Thomas Whitehead
Spanish Dance Jacqueline Clark
Spanish Dance Kevin Emerton
Spanish Dance Demelza Parish
Spanish Dance Nicol Edmonds
Arabian Dance Itziar Mendizabal
Arabian Dance Johannes Stepanek
Arabian Dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian Dance Eric Underwood
Chinese Dance Luca Acri
Chinese Dance David Donnelly
Chinese Dance Solomon Golding
Chinese Dance Tomas Mock
Russian Dance Michael Stojko
Russian Dance James Wilkie
Dance of the Mirlitons Camille Bracher
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Yasmine Naghdi
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Her Escort Benjamin Ella
Her Escort Ryoichi Hirano
Her Escort Donald Thom
Her Escort Valentino Zucchetti
Leading Flower Yuhui Choe
Leading Flower Hayley Forskitt
Leading Flower Nathalie Harrison
Leading Flower Romany Pajdak
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Lauren Cuthbertson
Grand pas de deux Cory Stearns
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 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Sponsor: David Campain (role of Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker)
Durations: Act I: 7.35-8.25pm, Act II: 8.55-9.43pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 10 December 2013 (in Royal Opera House Collections)