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The Nutcracker-9 December 2017 Matinee 12.00pm

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Barry Wordsworth
Co-Concert Master Sergey Levitin
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Thomas Whitehead
Clara
His god-daughter 		Isabella Gasparini
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		James Hay
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's assistant Tristan Dyer
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 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Joseph Birtles Clarke
Clara's partner David Yudes
Grandmother Nathalie Harrison
Grandfather Kevin Emerton
Dancing mistress Laura McCulloch
Captain Nicol Edmonds
Harlequin
a doll 		Téo Dubreuil
Columbine
a doll 		Leticia Stock
Soldier
a doll 		Joseph Sissens
Vivandière
a doll 		Fumi Kaneko
St Nicholas Francisco Serrano
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
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 Akane Takada
The Prince Ryoichi Hirano
Divertissements
Spanish dance Helen Crawford
Spanish dance David Donnelly
Spanish dance Mica Bradbury
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Grace Blundell
Spanish dance Téo Dubreuil
Arabian dance Camille Bracher
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance Harry Churches
Chinese dance Matthew Ball
Chinese dance Joseph Sissens
Russian dance Francisco Serrano
Russian dance David Yudes
Dance of the Mirlitons Ashley Dean
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Dance of the Mirlitons Chisato Katsura
Dance of the Mirlitons Mayara Magri
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Melissa Hamilton
Her escort William Bracewell
Her escort Tristan Dyer
Her escort Nicol Edmonds
Her escort Kevin Emerton
Leading flower Annette Buvoli
Leading flower Fumi Kaneko
Leading flower Leticia Stock
Leading flower Lara Turk
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Akane Takada
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 was a Paul Hamlyn Christmas Treat performance, in memory of Paul Hamlyn.
Sponsor: The Helen Hamlyn Trust (performance)
Durations: Act I: 12.06-12.56pm, Act II: 1.27-2.16pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 9 December 2017 (in Royal Opera House Collections)