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The Nutcracker-3 January 2018 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 Barry Wordsworth
Concert Master Peter Manning
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Alastair Marriott
Clara
His god-daughter 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Benjamin Ella
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 		Thomas Whitehead
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Laura McCulloch
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Caspar Lench
Clara's partner Leo Dixon
Grandmother Lara Turk
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing mistress Olivia Cowley
Captain Erico Montes
Harlequin
a doll 		Fernando Montaño
Columbine
a doll 		Isabella Gasparini
Soldier
a doll 		Joseph Sissens
Vivandière
a doll 		Fumi Kaneko
St Nicholas Francisco Serrano
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse king Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
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 Yuhui Choe
The Prince Valentino Zucchetti
Divertissements
Spanish dance Kristen McNally
Spanish dance Tomas Mock
Spanish dance Annette Buvoli
Spanish dance David Donnelly
Spanish dance Grace Blundell
Spanish dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian dance Lara Turk
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance Kevin Emerton
Arabian dance Harry Churches
Chinese dance Matthew Ball
Chinese dance Joseph Sissens
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 Leticia Stock
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Fumi Kaneko
Her escort William Bracewell
Her escort Reece Clarke
Her escort Nicol Edmonds
Her escort Calvin Richardson
Leading flower Hannah Grennell
Leading flower Nathalie Harrison
Leading flower Laura McCulloch
Leading flower Gina Storm-Jensen
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Yuhui Choe
Grand pas de deux Valentino Zucchetti
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
Durations: Act I: 7.35-8.25pm, Act II: 8.56-9.44pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 3 January 2018 (in Royal Opera House Collections)