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The Nutcracker-23 December 2000 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 Evgeny Svetlanov
Concert Master Peter Manning
Choir Director Patrick Russill
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Ashley Page
Clara
his God-daughter 		Mayuko Maeda
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Hubert Essakow
Act I scene 1 Drosselmeyer's workshop - early evening
Drosselmeyer's Assistant Jonathan Howells
Act I scene 2 Street outside the Stahlbaums' house
Maiden Aunt Diane Holland
Maiden Aunt Pauline Wadsworth
Housekeeper Romayne Grigorova
Act I scene 3 The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		Christopher Saunders
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Genesia Rosato
Fritz
her brother 		Oliver Till
Clara's partner Ivan Putrov
Grandmother Elizabeth McGorian
Grandfather William Tuckett
Dancing Mistress Vanessa Palmer
Captain David Drew
Harlequin
a doll 		Ricardo Cervera
Columbine
a doll 		Mara Galeazzi
Soldier
a doll 		Yohei Sasaki
Vivandière
a doll 		Marianela Nuñez
St Nicholas Rupert Pennefather
Devil Antoine Jully
Devil Shumpei Nemoto
Act I scene 4 The Battle
The Mouse King William Tuckett
Act I scene 5 The Land of Snow
Snowflakes Artists of The Royal Ballet
Act II scene I The journey to the Kingdom of Sweets
Act II scene 2 The Sugar Garden of the Palace
The Sugar Plum Fairy Leanne Benjamin
The Prince Johan Persson
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Rachel Rawlins
Spanish Dance Victor Alvarez
Spanish Dance Samantha Raine
Spanish Dance Yohei Sasaki
Spanish Dance Emily Low
Spanish Dance Ernst Meisner
Arabian Dance Chloe Davies
Arabian Dance Christopher Saunders
Arabian Dance Kenta Kura
Arabian Dance Joshua Tuifua
Chinese Dance Bennet Gartside
Chinese Dance Jonathan Howells
Chinese Dance Antoine Jully
Chinese Dance Tom Sapsford
Russian Dance Giacomo Ciriaci
Russian Dance Brian Maloney
Dance of the Mirlitons Victoria Hewitt
Dance of the Mirlitons Iohna Loots
Dance of the Mirlitons Naomi Reynolds
Dance of the Mirlitons Jenny Tattersall
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Marianela Nuñez
Her Escort Edward Watson
Her Escort Ivan Putrov
Her Escort Maurice Vodegel-Matzen
Her Escort Thomas Whitehead
Leading Flower Jane Burn
Leading Flower Tomoko Furuya
Leading Flower Mara Galeazzi
Leading Flower Laura Morera
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Leanne Benjamin
Grand pas de deux Johan Persson
Finale Entire Cast
Act II scene 3 Street outside the Stahlbaums' house
Act II scene 4 Drosselmeyer's workshop - later that night
Aunts, uncles, parents, maids, manservants, revellers Artists of The Royal Ballet
Children, toy soldiers, mice, gingerbreads, rabbit drummer, pages, sentry Students of The Royal Ballet School (Lower School)
Angels Students of The Royal Ballet School (Upper School)
London Oratory Junior Choir
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Durations: Act I: 7.07-7.59pm, Act II: 8.34-9.25pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet for 23 December 2000 (in Royal Opera House Collections)