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The Nutcracker-18 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 Paul Murphy
Leader Robert Gibbs
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Christopher Saunders
Clara
His god-daughter 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Valentino Zucchetti
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 		Gary Avis
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Kristen McNally
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Caspar Lench
Clara's partner Leo Dixon
Grandmother Lara Turk
Grandfather Philip Mosley
Dancing mistress Elizabeth McGorian
Captain Nicol Edmonds
Harlequin
a doll 		Téo Dubreuil
Columbine
a doll 		Leticia Stock
Soldier
a doll 		David Yudes
Vivandière
a doll 		Mayara Magri
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 Lauren Cuthbertson
The Prince Reece Clarke
Divertissements
Spanish dance Kristen McNally
Spanish dance William Bracewell
Spanish dance Gina Storm-Jensen
Spanish dance David Donnelly
Spanish dance Grace Blundell
Spanish dance Téo Dubreuil
Arabian dance Tierney Heap
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Arabian dance Harry Churches
Arabian dance Erico Montes
Chinese dance Leo Dixon
Chinese dance David Yudes
Russian dance Tristan Dyer
Russian dance Paul Kay
Dance of the Mirlitons Isabella Gasparini
Dance of the Mirlitons Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Stock
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Yasmine Naghdi
Her escort Nicol Edmonds
Her escort Kevin Emerton
Her escort James Hay
Her escort Fernando Montaño
Leading flower Olivia Cowley
Leading flower Melissa Hamilton
Leading flower Laura McCulloch
Leading flower Lara Turk
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Lauren Cuthbertson
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 Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Durations: Act I: 2.35-3.25pm, Act II: 3.56-4.44pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 18 December 2017 (in Royal Opera House Collections)