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The Nutcracker-5 December 2017 Matinee 2.30pm

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Barry Wordsworth
Concert Master Peter Manning
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Alastair Marriott
Clara
His god-daughter 		Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Tristan Dyer
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's assistant Paul Kay
Scene 2: A street outside the Stahlbaums' house
Maiden Aunt Caroline Jennings
Maiden Aunt Susan Nye
Housekeeper Claire Lumley
Scene 3: The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		Thomas Whitehead
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Laura McCulloch
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Jack Fielding
Clara's partner Leo Dixon
Grandmother Kristen McNally
Grandfather Philip Mosley
Dancing mistress Lara Turk
Captain Nicol Edmonds
Harlequin
a doll 		Kevin Emerton
Columbine
a doll 		Camille Bracher
Soldier
a doll 		David Yudes
Vivandière
a doll 		Mayara Magri
St Nicholas Francisco Serrano
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse king Téo Dubreuil
Scene 5: The Land of Snow
Snowflakes Artists of The Royal Ballet
Singers
Director, Charles Cole 		London Oratory Junior Choir
Singers
Director, Charles Cole 		London Oratory School Schola
Act II
Scene 1: The journey to the Kingdom of Sweets
Scene 2: The Sugar Garden of the Palace
The Sugar Plum Fairy Claire Calvert
The Prince Nehemiah Kish
Divertissements
Spanish dance Kristen McNally
Spanish dance Nicol Edmonds
Spanish dance Annette Buvoli
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Hannah Grennell
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
Arabian dance Gina Storm-Jensen
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance David Donnelly
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Chinese dance Matthew Ball
Chinese dance Joseph Sissens
Russian dance Leo Dixon
Russian dance Joshua Junker
Dance of the Mirlitons Camille Bracher
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Dance of the Mirlitons Fumi Kaneko
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Stock
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Helen Crawford
Her escort William Bracewell
Her escort Reece Clarke
Her escort Téo Dubreuil
Her escort Calvin Richardson
Leading flower Yuhui Choe
Leading flower Olivia Cowley
Leading flower Melissa Hamilton
Leading flower Romany Pajdak
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Claire Calvert
Grand pas de deux Nehemiah Kish
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: 2.37-3.27pm, Act II: 3.59-4.48pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 5 December 2017 (in Royal Opera House Collections)