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The Nutcracker-27 December 2008 Matinee 12.30pm

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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 Robert Gibbs
Choir Director Charles Cole
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Gary Avis
Clara
his god-daughter 		Iohna Loots
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Ricardo Cervera
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's Assistant Jonathan Howells
Scene 2: A street outside the Stahlbaums' house
Maiden Aunt Diane Holland
Maiden Aunt Susan Nye
Housekeeper Romayne Grigorova
Scene 3: The Stahlbaum’s living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		Christopher Saunders
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Kilian Smith
Clara's Partner James Wilkie
Grandmother Vanessa Fenton
Grandfather Alastair Marriott
Dancing Mistress Gillian Revie
Captain David Pickering
Harlequin
a doll 		Brian Maloney
Columbine
a doll 		Yuhui Choe
Soldier
a doll 		José Martín
Vivandière
a doll 		Samantha Raine
St Nicholas Kevin Emerton
Scene 4: The Battle
Mouse King David Pickering
Scene 5: The Land of Snow
Snowflakes Artists of The Royal Ballet
Singers London Oratory Junior Choir
Act II
Scene 1: The journey to the Kingdom of Sweets
Scene 2: The Sugar Garden of the Palace
The Sugar Plum Fairy Lauren Cuthbertson
The Prince Ivan Putrov
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Francesca Filpi
Spanish Dance José Martín
Spanish Dance Cindy Jourdain
Spanish Dance Eric Underwood
Spanish Dance Sian Murphy
Spanish Dance Ryoichi Hirano
Arabian Dance Laura McCulloch
Arabian Dance David Pickering
Arabian Dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian Dance Johannes Stepanek
Chinese Dance Dawid Trzensimiech
Chinese Dance Andrej Uspenski
Chinese Dance Jonathan Watkins
Chinese Dance James Wilkie
Russian Dance Kevin Emerton
Russian Dance Richard Ramsey
Dance of the Mirlitons Caroline Duprot
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Emma Maguire
Dance of the Mirlitons Pietra Mello-Pittman
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Laura Morera
Her Escort Bennet Gartside
Her Escort Kenta Kura
Her Escort Brian Maloney
Her Escort Ernst Meisner
Leading Flower Yuhui Choe
Leading Flower Helen Crawford
Leading Flower Hikaru Kobayashi
Leading Flower Samantha Raine
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Lauren Cuthbertson
Grand pas de deux Ivan Putrov
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, Devils Artists of The Royal Ballet
Children, Toy Soldiers, Mice, Gingerbreads, Rabbit Drummer, Pages, Sentry, Angels Students of The Royal Ballet School (Lower School)
Children, Toy Soldiers, Mice, Gingerbreads, Rabbit Drummer, Pages, Sentry, Angels Students of The Royal Ballet School (Upper School)
The Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Durations: Act I: 12.34-1.24pm, Act II: 1.54-2.43pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet for 27 December 2008 (in Royal Opera House Collections)