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The Nutcracker-4 January 2017 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 Dominic Grier
Concert Master Vasko Vassilev
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Gary Avis
Clara
His god-daughter 		Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		James Hay
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 Barbara Rhodes
Scene 3: The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		Alastair Marriott
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Christina Arestis
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Blake Smith
Clara's partner Luca Acri
Grandmother Kristen McNally
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing mistress Elizabeth McGorian
Captain Johannes Stepanek
Harlequin
a doll 		Benjamin Ella
Columbine
a doll 		Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Soldier
a doll 		Solomon Golding
Vivandière
a doll 		Mayara Magri
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 Claire Calvert
The Prince Reece Clarke
Divertissements
Spanish dance Christina Arestis
Spanish dance Johannes Stepanek
Spanish dance Hannah Grennell
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
Spanish dance Gina Storm-Jensen
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Arabian dance Camille Bracher
Arabian dance Eric Underwood
Arabian dance Matthew Ball
Arabian dance Fernando Montaño
Chinese dance Benjamin Ella
Chinese dance Calvin Richardson
Russian dance Luca Acri
Russian dance David Yudes
Dance of the Mirlitons Ashley Dean
Dance of the Mirlitons Isabella Gasparini
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Stock
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Yasmine Naghdi
Her escort Nicol Edmonds
Her escort Solomon Golding
Her escort Tomas Mock
Her escort Marcelino Sambé
Leading flower Tierney Heap
Leading flower Mayara Magri
Leading flower Olivia Cowley
Leading flower Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Claire Calvert
Grand pas de deux Reece Clarke
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 4 January 2017 (in Royal Opera House Collections)