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The Nutcracker-12 December 2015 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 Boris Gruzin
Concert Master Peter Manning
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Christopher Saunders
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 Tristan Dyer
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 		Ethan Bailey
Clara's partner Benjamin Ella
Grandmother Sian Murphy
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing Mistress Kristen McNally
Captain Bennet Gartside
Harlequin
a doll 		Kevin Emerton
Columbine
a doll 		Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Soldier
a doll 		Marcelino Sambé
Vivandière
a doll 		Romany Pajdak
St Nicholas Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Scene 4: The Battle
Mouse King Reece Clarke
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 Laura Morera
The Prince Alexander Campbell
Divertissements
Spanish dance Christina Arestis
Spanish dance Johannes Stepanek
Spanish dance Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
Spanish dance Claire Calvert
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Arabian dance Olivia Cowley
Arabian dance Eric Underwood
Arabian dance Nicol Edmonds
Arabian dance Thomas Whitehead
Chinese dance Matthew Ball
Chinese dance Téo Dubreuil
Chinese dance Solomon Golding
Chinese dance Tomas Mock
Russian dance Luca Acri
Russian dance Tristan Dyer
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Fumi Kaneko
Dance of the Mirlitons Isabella Gasparini
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Helen Crawford
Her escort James Hay
Her escort Fernando Montaño
Her escort Marcelino Sambé
Her escort Valentino Zucchetti
Leading flower Hikaru Kobayashi
Leading flower Itziar Mendizabal
Leading flower Emma Maguire
Leading flower Romany Pajdak
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Laura Morera
Grand pas de deux Alexander Campbell
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
Durations: Act I: 7.05-7.56pm, Act II: 8.26-9.14pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 12 December 2015 (in Royal Opera House Collections)