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The Nutcracker-5 January 2017 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 Dominic Grier
Concert Master Vasko Vassilev
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Bennet Gartside
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 		Christopher Saunders
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Caspar Lench
Clara's partner Marcelino Sambé
Grandmother Kristen McNally
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing mistress Olivia Cowley
Captain Johannes Stepanek
Harlequin
a doll 		Kevin Emerton
Columbine
a doll 		Camille Bracher
Soldier
a doll 		Solomon Golding
Vivandière
a doll 		Anna Rose O'Sullivan
St Nicholas Giacomo Rovero
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse King Reece Clarke
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 Yuhui Choe
The Prince Valeri Hristov
Divertissements
Spanish dance Kristen McNally
Spanish dance Nicol Edmonds
Spanish dance Annette Buvoli
Spanish dance David Donnelly
Spanish dance Hannah Grennell
Spanish dance Calvin Richardson
Arabian dance Gina Storm-Jensen
Arabian dance Reece Clarke
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Chinese dance Solomon Golding
Chinese dance Marcelino Sambé
Russian dance Luca Acri
Russian dance David Yudes
Dance of the Mirlitons Camille Bracher
Dance of the Mirlitons Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Dance of the Mirlitons Mariko Sasaki
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Her escort Benjamin Ella
Her escort Kevin Emerton
Her escort James Hay
Her escort Fernando Montaño
Leading flower Claire Calvert
Leading flower Olivia Cowley
Leading flower Tierney Heap
Leading flower Mayara Magri
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Yuhui Choe
Grand pas de deux Valeri Hristov
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: 7.35-8.25pm, Act II: 8.55-9.43pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 5 January 2017 (in Royal Opera House Collections)