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The Nutcracker-24 December 2013 Matinee 12.30pm

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Martin West
Co-Concert Master Sergey Levitin
Choir Director Charles Cole
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Christopher Saunders
Clara
his god-daughter 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Alexander Campbell
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's assistant Valentino Zucchetti
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 		James Large
Clara's partner Luca Acri
Grandmother Deirdre Chapman
Grandfather Philip Mosley
Dancing Mistress Sian Murphy
Captain Erico Montes
Harlequin
a doll 		James Wilkie
Columbine
a doll 		Leticia Stock
Soldier
a doll 		Donald Thom
Vivandière
a doll 		Mayara Magri
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 Sarah Lamb
The Prince Rupert Pennefather
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Kristen McNally
Spanish Dance Bennet Gartside
Spanish Dance Sian Murphy
Spanish Dance Erico Montes
Spanish Dance Pietra Mello-Pittman
Spanish Dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian Dance Laura McCulloch
Arabian Dance Eric Underwood
Arabian Dance Kenta Kura
Arabian Dance Dawid Trzensimiech
Chinese Dance Luca Acri
Chinese Dance Sander Blommaert
Chinese Dance Kevin Emerton
Chinese Dance David Donnelly
Russian Dance Marcelino Sambé
Russian Dance Valentino Zucchetti
Dance of the Mirlitons Camille Bracher
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Dance of the Mirlitons Mayara Magri
Dance of the Mirlitons Francesca Hayward
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Yasmine Naghdi
Her Escort Donald Thom
Her Escort Nicol Edmonds
Her Escort Ryoichi Hirano
Her Escort Johannes Stepanek
Leading Flower Yuhui Choe
Leading Flower Nathalie Harrison
Leading Flower Romany Pajdak
Leading Flower Akane Takada
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Sarah Lamb
Grand pas de deux Rupert Pennefather
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: 12.35-1.25pm, Act II: 1.56-2.45pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 24 December 2013 (in Royal Opera House Collections)