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The Nutcracker-1 January 2018 Evening 7.00pm

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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 Thomas Whitehead
Clara
His god-daughter 		Leticia Stock
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Tristan Dyer
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 		Gary Avis
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Joe Birtles Clarke
Clara's partner Leo Dixon
Grandmother Nathalie Harrison
Grandfather Kevin Emerton
Dancing mistress Laura McCulloch
Captain Erico Montes
Harlequin
a doll 		Fernando Montaño
Columbine
a doll 		Isabella Gasparini
Soldier
a doll 		Joseph Sissens
Vivandière
a doll 		Chisato Katsura
St Nicholas Francisco Serrano
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse king Tomas Mock
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 Fumi Kaneko
The Prince William Bracewell
Divertissements
Spanish dance Olivia Cowley
Spanish dance Nicol Edmonds
Spanish dance Gina Storm-Jensen
Spanish dance David Donnelly
Spanish dance Hannah Grennell
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
Arabian dance Camille Bracher
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Arabian dance Harry Churches
Arabian dance Erico Montes
Chinese dance Benjamin Ella
Chinese dance Calvin Richardson
Russian dance Leo Dixon
Russian dance Joshua Junker
Dance of the Mirlitons Ashley Dean
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Dias
Dance of the Mirlitons Isabella Gasparini
Dance of the Mirlitons Chisato Katsura
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Yuhui Choe
Her escort Reece Clarke
Her escort James Hay
Her escort Fernando Montaño
Her escort Valentino Zucchetti
Leading flower Lara Turk
Leading flower Nathalie Harrison
Leading flower Melissa Hamilton
Leading flower Laura McCulloch
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Fumi Kaneko
Grand pas de deux William Bracewell
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: 7.05-7.54pm, Act II: 8.25-9.13pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 1 January 2018 (in Royal Opera House Collections)