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The Nutcracker-27 December 2016 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 Bennet Gartside
Clara
His god-daughter 		Leticia Stock
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Marcelino Sambé
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 		Alastair Marriott
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Kyle Little
Clara's partner Luca Acri
Grandmother Hannah Grennell
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing mistress Olivia Cowley
Captain Johannes Stepanek
Harlequin
a doll 		Benjamin Ella
Columbine
a doll 		Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Soldier
a doll 		Solomon Golding
Vivandière
a doll 		Anna Rose O'Sullivan
St Nicholas Giacomo Rovero
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse King Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
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 Yasmine Naghdi
The Prince Matthew Ball
Divertissements
Spanish dance Kristen McNally
Spanish dance Thomas Whitehead
Spanish dance Hannah Grennell
Spanish dance Calvin Richardson
Spanish dance Gina Storm-Jensen
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Arabian dance Camille Bracher
Arabian dance Johannes Stepanek
Arabian dance David Donnelly
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Chinese dance Benjamin Ella
Chinese dance Solomon Golding
Russian dance Paul Kay
Russian dance David Yudes
Dance of the Mirlitons Ashley Dean
Dance of the Mirlitons Isabella Gasparini
Dance of the Mirlitons Chisato Katsura
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Claire Calvert
Her escort Luca Acri
Her escort Reece Clarke
Her escort Tristan Dyer
Her escort Kevin Emerton
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 Yasmine Naghdi
Grand pas de deux Matthew Ball
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: 7.06-7.56pm, Act II: 8.26-9.15pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 27 December 2016 (in Royal Opera House Collections)