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The Nutcracker-20 December 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 Paul Murphy
Leader Robert Gibbs
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Bennet Gartside
Clara
His god-daughter 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Alexander Campbell
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's assistant Benjamin Ella
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 		Laura McCulloch
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Caspar Lench
Clara's partner Leo Dixon
Grandmother Nathalie Harrison
Grandfather Philip Mosley
Dancing mistress Lara Turk
Captain Nicol Edmonds
Harlequin
a doll 		Tristan Dyer
Columbine
a doll 		Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Soldier
a doll 		Paul Kay
Vivandière
a doll 		Chisato Katsura
St Nicholas Francisco Serrano
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse king Reece Clarke
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 Olivia Cowley
Spanish dance David Donnelly
Spanish dance Mica Bradbury
Spanish dance Tristan Dyer
Spanish dance Grace Blundell
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
Arabian dance Tierney Heap
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Arabian dance Harry Churches
Arabian dance Erico Montes
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 Ashley Dean
Dance of the Mirlitons Chisato Katsura
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Melissa Hamilton
Her escort Reece Clarke
Her escort Téo Dubreuil
Her escort Nicol Edmonds
Her escort Fernando Montaño
Leading flower Nathalie Harrison
Leading flower Mayara Magri
Leading flower Laura McCulloch
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 Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Durations: Act I: 7.36-8.25pm, Act II: 8.56-9.44pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 20 December 2017 (in Royal Opera House Collections)