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The Nutcracker-1 January 2018 Matinee 2.00pm

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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 		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 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 		Jack Fielding
Clara's partner Leo Dixon
Grandmother Hannah Grennell
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing mistress Elizabeth McGorian
Captain Thomas Whitehead
Harlequin
a doll 		Fernando Montaño
Columbine
a doll 		Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Soldier
a doll 		Benjamin Ella
Vivandière
a doll 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
St Nicholas Giacomo Rovero
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 Yasmine Naghdi
The Prince Matthew Ball
Divertissements
Spanish dance Kristen McNally
Spanish dance David Donnelly
Spanish dance Mica Bradbury
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Grace Blundell
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
Arabian dance Olivia Cowley
Arabian dance Nicol Edmonds
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance Fernando Montaño
Chinese dance Benjamin Ella
Chinese dance Calvin Richardson
Russian dance David Yudes
Russian dance Paul Kay
Dance of the Mirlitons Isabella Gasparini
Dance of the Mirlitons Chisato Katsura
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Dias
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Her escort Reece Clarke
Her escort Téo Dubreuil
Her escort Tomas Mock
Her escort Valentino Zucchetti
Leading flower Melissa Hamilton
Leading flower Nathalie Harrison
Leading flower Laura McCulloch
Leading flower Hannah Grennell
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Yasmine Naghdi
Grand pas de deux Matthew Ball
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: 2.05-2.54pm, Act II: 3.25-4.13pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 1 January 2018 (in Royal Opera House Collections)