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The Nutcracker-8 January 2019 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 Koen Kessels
Concert Master Sergey Levitin
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Thomas Whitehead
Clara
His god-daughter 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Tristan Dyer
The Sugar Plum Fairy Sarah Lamb
The Prince Ryoichi Hirano
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 Barbara Rhodes
Scene 3: The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		Bennet Gartside
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Lara Turk
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Luke Wragg
Clara's partner Luca Acri
Grandmother Hannah Grennell
Grandfather Alastair Marriott
Dancing mistress Kristen McNally
Captain Kevin Emerton
Harlequin
a doll 		Benjamin Ella
Columbine
a doll 		Ashley Dean
Soldier
a doll 		David Yudes
Vivandière
a doll 		Anna Rose O'Sullivan
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
Spanish dance Lara Turk
Spanish dance Calvin Richardson
Spanish dance Mariko Sasaki
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Grace Blundell
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
Arabian dance Itziar Mendizabal
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance Joseph Aumeer
Arabian dance Leo Dixon
Chinese dance Stanisław Węgrzyn
Chinese dance Francisco Serrano
Russian dance Luca Acri
Russian dance Joshua Junker
Dance of the Mirlitons Sophie Allnatt
Dance of the Mirlitons Mica Bradbury
Dance of the Mirlitons Ashley Dean
Dance of the Mirlitons Romany Pajdak
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Claire Calvert
Her Escort William Bracewell
Her Escort David Donnelly
Her Escort Joseph Sissens
Her Escort Valentino Zucchetti
Leading Flower Annette Buvoli
Leading Flower Yuhui Choe
Leading Flower Chisato Katsura
Leading Flower Gina Storm-Jensen
Flowers Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux
Sugar Plum Fairy Sarah Lamb
The Prince 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 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Sponsor: Rena Lavery (roles of Principal Guest Coaches Darcey Bussell and Irek Mukhamedov) ; Sandro Lavery (roles of Principal Guest Coaches Darcey Bussell and Irek Mukhamedov)
Durations: Act I: 7.35-8.24pm, Act II: 8.54-9.42pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 8 January 2019 (in Royal Opera House Collections)