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The Nutcracker-20 December 2013 Matinee 2.30pm

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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 		Elizabeth Harrod
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Valentino Zucchetti
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 		Archie Sherman
Clara's partner Luca Acri
Grandmother Jacqueline Clark
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing Mistress Deirdre Chapman
Captain Gary Avis
Harlequin
a doll 		Tristan Dyer
Columbine
a doll 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Soldier
a doll 		Paul Kay
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 Hikaru Kobayashi
The Prince Valeri Hristov
Divertissements
Spanish dance Christina Arestis
Spanish Dance Thomas Whitehead
Spanish Dance Jacqueline Clark
Spanish Dance Erico Montes
Spanish Dance Demelza Parish
Spanish Dance Nicol Edmonds
Arabian Dance Itziar Mendizabal
Arabian Dance Johannes Stepanek
Arabian Dance Kenta Kura
Arabian Dance Eric Underwood
Chinese Dance Luca Acri
Chinese Dance David Donnelly
Chinese Dance Sander Blommaert
Chinese Dance Tomas Mock
Russian Dance Michael Stojko
Russian Dance James Wilkie
Dance of the Mirlitons Camille Bracher
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Stock
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Yasmine Naghdi
Her Escort Benjamin Ella
Her Escort Kevin Emerton
Her Escort Fernando Montaño
Her Escort Donald Thom
Leading Flower Yuhui Choe
Leading Flower Hayley Forskitt
Leading Flower Akane Takada
Leading Flower Romany Pajdak
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Hikaru Kobayashi
Grand pas de deux Valeri Hristov
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: 2.35-3.25pm, Act II: 3.55-4.43pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 20 December 2013 (in Royal Opera House Collections)