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The Nutcracker-10 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 Peter Manning
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 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 		Christopher Saunders
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Caspar Lench
Clara's partner Benjamin Ella
Grandmother Hannah Grennell
Grandfather Alastair Marriott
Dancing mistress Olivia Cowley
Captain Johannes Stepanek
Harlequin
a doll 		Fernando Montaño
Columbine
a doll 		Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Soldier
a doll 		Luca Acri
Vivandière
a doll 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
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 Iana Salenko
The Prince Steven McRae
Divertissements
Spanish dance Kristen McNally
Spanish dance Johannes Stepanek
Spanish dance Hannah Grennell
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
Spanish dance Gina Storm-Jensen
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Arabian dance Olivia Cowley
Arabian dance Eric Underwood
Arabian dance Matthew Ball
Arabian dance Fernando Montaño
Chinese dance Luca Acri
Chinese dance Leo Dixon
Russian dance Benjamin Ella
Russian dance David Yudes
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Mayara Magri
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Stock
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Her escort David Donnelly
Her escort Nicol Edmonds
Her escort Solomon Golding
Her escort Tomas Mock
Leading flower Claire Calvert
Leading flower Yuhui Choe
Leading flower Tierney Heap
Leading flower Hikaru Kobayashi
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Iana Salenko
Grand pas de deux Steven McRae
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
Durations: Act I: 7.35-8.24pm, Act II: 8.54-9.42pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 10 January 2017 (in Royal Opera House Collections)