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The Nutcracker-28 December 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 Vasko Vassilev
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 David Yudes
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 		Kristen McNally
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Blake Smith
Clara's partner Marcelino Sambé
Grandmother Hannah Grennell
Grandfather Erico Montes
Dancing mistress Christina Arestis
Captain Thomas Whitehead
Harlequin
a doll 		Kevin Emerton
Columbine
a doll 		Isabella Gasparini
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 Hikaru Kobayashi
The Prince Ryoichi Hirano
Divertissements
Spanish dance Olivia Cowley
Spanish dance Johannes Stepanek
Spanish dance Annette Buvoli
Spanish dance Eric Underwood
Spanish dance Demelza Parish
Spanish dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian dance Tierney Heap
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Arabian dance Reece Clarke
Arabian dance Nicol Edmonds
Chinese dance Matthew Ball
Chinese dance Calvin Richardson
Russian dance Solomon Golding
Russian dance David Yudes
Dance of the Mirlitons Camille Bracher
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Dance of the Mirlitons Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Stock
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Mayara Magri
Her escort Benjamin Ella
Her escort James Hay
Her escort Valeri Hristov
Her escort Marcelino Sambé
Leading flower Helen Crawford
Leading flower Yasmine Naghdi
Leading flower Romany Pajdak
Leading flower Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Hikaru Kobayashi
Grand pas de deux Ryoichi Hirano
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: 7.35-8.25pm, Act II: 8.55-9.44pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 28 December 2016 (in Royal Opera House Collections)