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The Nutcracker-6 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 Alastair Marriott
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 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 		Christina Arestis
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Kyle Little
Clara's partner Benjamin Ella
Grandmother Hannah Grennell
Grandfather Erico Montes
Dancing mistress Kristen McNally
Captain Thomas Whitehead
Harlequin
a doll 		Kevin Emerton
Columbine
a doll 		Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Soldier
a doll 		Luca Acri
Vivandière
a doll 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
St Nicholas Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse King David Donnelly
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 Sarah Lamb
The Prince Vadim Muntagirov
Divertissements
Spanish dance Christina Arestis
Spanish dance Thomas Whitehead
Spanish dance Annette Buvoli
Spanish dance Eric Underwood
Spanish dance Demelza Parish
Spanish dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian dance Itziar Mendizabal
Arabian dance Ryoichi Hirano
Arabian dance Reece Clarke
Arabian dance Nicol Edmonds
Chinese dance Benjamin Ella
Chinese dance Solomon Golding
Russian dance Luca Acri
Russian dance David Yudes
Dance of the Mirlitons Ashley Dean
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Mayara Magri
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Hikaru Kobayashi
Her escort Matthew Ball
Her escort James Hay
Her escort Tomas Mock
Her escort Valentino Zucchetti
Leading flower Claire Calvert
Leading flower Yasmine Naghdi
Leading flower Tierney Heap
Leading flower Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Sarah Lamb
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: 7.35-8.24pm, Act II: 8.55-9.43pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 6 January 2017 (in Royal Opera House Collections)