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The Nutcracker-17 December 2015 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 Peter Manning
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Christopher Saunders
Clara
his god-daughter 		Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		James Hay
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's assistant Tristan Dyer
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 		Christina Arestis
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Ethan Bailey
Clara's partner Luca Acri
Grandmother Sian Murphy
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing Mistress Kristen McNally
Captain Bennet Gartside
Harlequin
a doll 		Kevin Emerton
Columbine
a doll 		Isabella Gasparini
Soldier
a doll 		Valentino Zucchetti
Vivandière
a doll 		Yasmine Naghdi
St Nicholas Calvin Richardson
Scene 4: The Battle
Mouse King Reece Clarke
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 Laura Morera
The Prince Alexander Campbell
Divertissements
Spanish dance Christina Arestis
Spanish dance Johannes Stepanek
Spanish dance Annette Buvoli
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Hannah Grennell
Spanish dance Nicol Edmonds
Arabian dance Tierney Heap
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Arabian dance Téo Dubreuil
Arabian dance Eric Underwood
Chinese dance Matthew Ball
Chinese dance Harry Churches
Chinese dance Kevin Emerton
Chinese dance Calvin Richardson
Russian dance Solomon Golding
Russian dance David Yudes
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Yasmine Naghdi
Dance of the Mirlitons Romany Pajdak
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Helen Crawford
Her escort David Donnelly
Her escort Tristan Dyer
Her escort Benjamin Ella
Her escort Fernando Montaño
Leading flower Claire Calvert
Leading flower Yuhui Choe
Leading flower Olivia Cowley
Leading flower Fumi Kaneko
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Laura Morera
Grand pas de deux Alexander Campbell
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
Durations: Act I: 7.35-8.24pm, Act II: 8.54-9.42pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 17 December 2015 (in Royal Opera House Collections)