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The Nutcracker-12 January 2013 Matinee 2.00pm

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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 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Ludovic Ondiviela
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 		Thomas Whitehead
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Genesia Rosato
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Johnny Randall
Clara's Partner James Hay
Grandmother Olivia Cowley
Grandfather Philip Mosley
Dancing Mistress Elizabeth McGorian
Captain Johannes Stepanek
Harlequin
a doll 		James Wilkie
Columbine
a doll 		Sabina Westcombe
Soldier
a doll 		Kenta Kura
Vivandière
a doll 		Akane Takada
St Nicholas Nicol Edmonds
Scene 4: The Battle
Mouse King David Pickering
Scene 5: The Land of Snow
Snowflakes Artists of The Royal Ballet
Singers The 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 Sarah Lamb
The Prince Rupert Pennefather
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Kristen McNally
Spanish Dance Bennet Gartside
Spanish Dance Nathalie Harrison
Spanish Dance Erico Montes
Spanish Dance Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani
Spanish Dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian Dance Lara Turk
Arabian Dance David Pickering
Arabian Dance Eric Underwood
Arabian Dance Kenta Kura
Chinese Dance Nicol Edmonds
Chinese Dance Marcelo Sambe
Chinese Dance Michael Stojko
Chinese Dance James Wilkie
Russian Dance Tristan Dyer
Russian Dance Paul Kay
Dance of the Mirlitons Camille Bracher
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Dance of the Mirlitons Sabina Westcombe
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Laura McCulloch
Her Escort Johannes Stepanek
Her Escort Ryoichi Hirano
Her Escort Brian Maloney
Her Escort Dawid Trzensimiech
Leading Flower Claire Calvert
Leading Flower Olivia Cowley
Leading Flower Melissa Hamilton
Leading Flower Emma Maguire
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Sarah Lamb
Grand pas de deux Rupert Pennefather
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
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)
The Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Durations: Act I: 2.05-2.55pm, Act II: 3.25-4.14pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 12 January 2013 (in Royal Opera House Collections)