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The Nutcracker-19 December 2016 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 Boris Gruzin
Concert Master Peter Manning
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Christopher Saunders
Clara
His god-daughter 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Valentino Zucchetti
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's assistant David Yudes
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 		Kristen McNally
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Blake Smith
Clara's partner Luca Acri
Grandmother Hannah Grennell
Grandfather Erico Montes
Dancing mistress Olivia Cowley
Captain Johannes Stepanek
Harlequin
a doll 		Benjamin Ella
Columbine
a doll 		Isabella Gasparini
Soldier
a doll 		Paul Kay
Vivandière
a doll 		Romany Pajdak
St Nicholas Giacomo Rovero
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse King Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Scene 5: The Land of Snow
Snowflakes Artists of The Royal Ballet
Singers
Director, Charles Cole 		London Oratory Junior Choir
Act II
Scene 1: The journey to the Kingdom of the Sweets
Scene 2: The Sugar Garden of the Palace
The Sugar Plum Fairy Laura Morera
The Prince Federico Bonelli
Divertissements
Spanish dance Olivia Cowley
Spanish dance Nicol Edmonds
Spanish dance Annette Buvoli
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Demelza Parish
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
Arabian dance Tierney Heap
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Arabian dance David Donnelly
Arabian dance Fernando Montaño
Chinese dance Matthew Ball
Chinese dance Calvin Richardson
Russian dance Benjamin Ella
Russian dance David Yudes
Dance of the Mirlitons Isabella Gasparini
Dance of the Mirlitons Chisato Katsura
Dance of the Mirlitons Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Gale-Pitchley
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Her escort Luca Acri
Her escort James Hay
Her escort Valeri Hristov
Her escort Marcelino Sambé
Leading flower Mayara Magri
Leading flower Emma Maguire
Leading flower Yasmine Naghdi
Leading flower Romany Pajdak
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Laura Morera
Grand pas de deux Federico Bonelli
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
Angels, Children, Toy Soldiers, Mice, Gingerbreads, Rabbit Drummer, Pages, Sentry Students of The Royal Ballet School
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: This performance was dedicated to Sir Peter Wright in celebration of his 90th birthday.
Durations: Act I: 7.07-8.05pm, Act II: 8.35-9.25pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 19 December 2016 (in Royal Opera House Collections)