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The Nutcracker-4 December 2016 Matinee 12.00pm

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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 Schulmeister
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Alastair Marriott
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 Marcelino Sambé
Scene 2: A street outside the Stahlbaums' house
Maiden Aunt Caroline Jennings
Maiden Aunt Susan Nye
Housekeeper Clare Lumley
Scene 3: The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		Gary Avis
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Blake Smith
Clara's partner Luca Acri
Grandmother Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani
Grandfather Erico Montes
Dancing mistress Olivia Cowley
Captain Johannes Stepanek
Harlequin
a doll 		Tristan Dyer
Columbine
a doll 		Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Soldier
a doll 		Paul Kay
Vivandière
a doll 		Romany Pajdak
St Nicholas Giacomo Rovero
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse King Tomas Mock
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 Annette Buvoli
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Demelza Parish
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
Arabian dance Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Arabian dance David Donnelly
Arabian dance Fernando Montaño
Chinese dance Matthew Ball
Chinese dance Calvin Richardson
Russian dance Solomon Golding
Russian dance David Yudes
Dance of the Mirlitons Isabella Gasparini
Dance of the Mirlitons Chisato Katsura
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Gale-Pitchley
Dance of the Mirlitons Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Yuhui Choe
Her escort Luca Acri
Her escort Reece Clarke
Her escort Tristan Dyer
Her escort Marcelino Sambé
Leading flower Olivia Cowley
Leading flower Tierney Heap
Leading flower Mayara Magri
Leading flower Emma Maguire
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 was a Paul Hamlyn Christmas Treat performance, in memory of Paul Hamlyn. This performance was dedicated to Sir Peter Wright in celebration of his 90th birthday.
Sponsor: The Helen Hamlyn Trust (performance)
Durations: Act I: 12.09-1.00pm, Act II: 1.32-2.22pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 4 December 2016 (in Royal Opera House Collections)