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The Nutcracker-25 November 2016 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 Boris Gruzin
Concert Master Peter Manning
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Christopher Saunders
Clara
His god-daughter 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Valentino Zucchetti
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's assistant Luca Acri
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 		Caspar Lench
Clara's partner Tristan Dyer
Grandmother Kristen McNally
Grandfather Alastair Marriott
Dancing mistress Christina Arestis
Captain Johannes Stepanek
Harlequin
a doll 		Fernando Montaño
Columbine
a doll 		Leticia Stock
Soldier
a doll 		Marcelino Sambé
Vivandière
a doll 		Mayara Magri
St Nicholas Giacomo Rovero
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse King Nicol Edmonds
Scene 5: The Land of Snow
Snowflakes Artists of The Royal Ballet
Singers
Director, Charles Cole 		London Oratory Junior Choir
Act II
Scene 1: The journey to the Kingdom of the Sweets
Scene 2: The Sugar Garden of the Palace
The Sugar Plum Fairy Marianela Nuñez
The Prince Vadim Muntagirov
Divertissements
Spanish dance Christina Arestis
Spanish dance Johannes Stepanek
Spanish dance Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani
Spanish dance Eric Underwood
Spanish dance Tierney Heap
Spanish dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian dance Itziar Mendizabal
Arabian dance Ryoichi Hirano
Arabian dance Nicol Edmonds
Arabian dance Reece Clarke
Chinese dance Luca Acri
Chinese dance Marcelino Sambé
Russian dance Tristan Dyer
Russian dance Paul Kay
Dance of the Mirlitons Mayara Magri
Dance of the Mirlitons Emma Maguire
Dance of the Mirlitons Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Stock
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Yasmine Naghdi
Her escort Matthew Ball
Her escort Benjamin Ella
Her escort James Hay
Her escort Tomas Mock
Leading flower Claire Calvert
Leading flower Helen Crawford
Leading flower Hikaru Kobayashi
Leading flower Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Marianela Nuñez
Grand pas de deux Vadim Muntagirov
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
Angels, Children, Toy Soldiers, Mice, Gingerbreads, Rabbit Drummer, Pages, Sentry Students of The Royal Ballet School
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: This performance was dedicated to Sir Peter Wright in celebration of his 90th birthday.
Durations: Act I: 7.36-8.26pm, Act II: 8.57-9.47pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 25 November 2016 (in Royal Opera House Collections)