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The Nutcracker-14 December 2013 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 Tom Seligman
Co-Concert Master Sergey Levitin
Choir Director Charles Cole
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Christopher Saunders
Clara
his god-daughter 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Ricardo Cervera
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 Clare Lumley
Housekeeper Barbara Rhodes
Scene 3: The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		Thomas Whitehead
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Christina Arestis
Fritz
Clara's brother 		James Large
Clara's partner Tristan Dyer
Grandmother Kristen McNally
Grandfather Alastair Marriott
Dancing Mistress Deirdre Chapman
Captain Johannes Stepanek
Harlequin
a doll 		Fernando Montaño
Columbine
a doll 		Elizabeth Harrod
Soldier
a doll 		Kenta Kura
Vivandière
a doll 		Akane Takada
St Nicholas Reece Clarke
Scene 4: The Battle
Mouse King Tomas Mock
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 Roberta Marquez
The Prince Steven McRae
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Deirdre Chapman
Spanish Dance Thomas Whitehead
Spanish Dance Nathalie Harrison
Spanish Dance Kevin Emerton
Spanish Dance Pietra Mello-Pittman
Spanish Dance Valentino Zucchetti
Arabian Dance Melissa Hamilton
Arabian Dance Ryoichi Hirano
Arabian Dance Nicol Edmonds
Arabian Dance Eric Underwood
Chinese Dance Fernando Montaño
Chinese Dance Marcelino Sambé
Chinese Dance Michael Stojko
Chinese Dance James Wilkie
Russian Dance Paul Kay
Russian Dance Tristan Dyer
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Francesca Hayward
Dance of the Mirlitons Akane Takada
Dance of the Mirlitons Sabina Westcombe
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Yuhui Choe
Her Escort Valeri Hristov
Her Escort Kenta Kura
Her Escort Johannes Stepanek
Her Escort Dawid Trzensimiech
Leading Flower Hikaru Kobayashi
Leading Flower Itziar Mendizabal
Leading Flower Romany Pajdak
Leading Flower Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Roberta Marquez
Grand pas de deux Steven McRae
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 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Sponsor: David Campain (role of Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker)
Durations: Act I: 7.06-7.55pm, Act II: 8.26-9.13pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 14 December 2013 (in Royal Opera House Collections)