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The Nutcracker-10 January 2007 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 Boris Gruzin
Concert Master Melissa Forshaw
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Christopher Saunders
Clara
his God-daughter 		Natasha Oughtred
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Steven McRae
ACT I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop - early evening
Drosselmeyer's Assistant Giacomo Ciriaci
Scene 2: Street outside the Stahlbaums' house
Maiden Aunt Diane Holland
Maiden Aunt Susan Nye
Housekeeper Romayne Grigorova
Scene 3: The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		Gary Avis
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Genesia Rosato
Fritz
her brother 		Sebastian Newsam
Clara's Partner James Wilkie
Grandmother Olivia Cowley
Grandfather Philip Mosley
Dancing Mistress Elizabeth McGorian
Captain Johannes Stepanek
Harlequin
a doll 		Jonathan Howells
Columbine
a doll 		Sian Murphy
Soldier
a doll 		Paul Kay
Vivandière
a doll 		Samantha Raine
St Nicholas Xander Parish
Devil Ludovic Ondiviela
Devil Fernando Montaño
Scene 4: The Battle
The Mouse King Ryoichi Hirano
Scene 5: The Land of Snow
Snowflakes Artists of The Royal Ballet
Snowflakes Students of The Royal Ballet School (Upper School)
ACT II
Scene 1: The journey to the Kingdom of Sweets
Scene 2: The Sugar Garden of the Palace
The Sugar Plum Fairy Laura Morera
The Prince Viacheslav Samodurov
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Francesca Filpi
Spanish Dance Jonathan Howells
Spanish Dance Helen Crawford
Spanish Dance Joshua Tuifua
Spanish Dance Hikaru Kobayashi
Spanish Dance Eric Underwood
Arabian Dance Christina Arestis
Arabian Dance David Makhateli
Arabian Dance Johannes Stepanek
Arabian Dance Ernst Meisner
Chinese Dance Paul Kay
Chinese Dance Fernando Montaño
Chinese Dance Ludovic Ondiviela
Chinese Dance Michael Stojko
Russian Dance Zachary Faruque
Russian Dance Richard Ramsey
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Bond
Dance of the Mirlitons Celisa Diuana
Dance of the Mirlitons Emma Maguire
Dance of the Mirlitons Caroline Duprot
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Isabel McMeekan
Her Escort Ricardo Cervera
Her Escort Bennet Gartside
Her Escort Martin Harvey
Her Escort Kenta Kura
Leading Flower Victoria Hewitt
Leading Flower Samantha Raine
Leading Flower Christina Elida Salerno
Leading Flower Gemma Sykes
Flowers, Cavaliers Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Laura Morera
Grand pas de deux Viacheslav Samodurov
Finale Entire Cast
Scene 3: Street outside the Stahlbaums' house
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
Notes: Performance dedicated to Sir Peter Wright in celebration of his 80th birthday.
Durations: Act I: 7.35-8.23pm, Act II: 8.53-9.40pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 10 January 2007 (in Royal Opera House Collections)