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The Nutcracker-31 December 2013 Evening 5.00pm

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Martin West
Concert Master Peter Manning
Choir Director Charles Cole
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Christopher Saunders
Clara
his god-daughter 		Leanne Cope
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Paul Kay
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 		Thomas Whitehead
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Christina Arestis
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Taylor Yates
Clara's partner Luca Acri
Grandmother Kristen McNally
Grandfather Alastair Marriott
Dancing Mistress Deirdre Chapman
Captain Johannes Stepanek
Harlequin
a doll 		Fernando Montaño
Columbine
a doll 		Elizabeth Harrod
Soldier
a doll 		Valentino Zucchetti
Vivandière
a doll 		Mayara Magri
St Nicholas Tomas Mock
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 Natalia Osipova
The Prince Federico Bonelli
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Deirdre Chapman
Spanish Dance Johannes Stepanek
Spanish Dance Sian Murphy
Spanish Dance Eric Underwood
Spanish Dance Pietra Mello-Pittman
Spanish Dance Erico Montes
Arabian Dance Melissa Hamilton
Arabian Dance Ryoichi Hirano
Arabian Dance Nicol Edmonds
Arabian Dance Thomas Whitehead
Chinese Dance Tomas Mock
Chinese Dance Marcelino Sambé
Chinese Dance Sander Blommaert
Chinese Dance David Donnelly
Russian Dance Michael Stojko
Russian Dance Luca Acri
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Francesca Hayward
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Akane Takada
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Laura Morera
Her Escort Ricardo Cervera
Her Escort Fernando Montaño
Her Escort Kenta Kura
Her Escort Dawid Trzensimiech
Leading Flower Hayley Forskitt
Leading Flower Nathalie Harrison
Leading Flower Romany Pajdak
Leading Flower Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Natalia Osipova
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 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Sponsor: David Campain (role of Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker)
Durations: Act I: 5.05-5.55pm, Act II: 6.26-7.13pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 31 December 2013 (in Royal Opera House Collections)