The Nutcracker-7 January 2017 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 Dominic Grier
Concert Master Vasko Vassilev
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Gary Avis
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 Marcelino Sambé
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
Blake Smith
Clara's partner Benjamin Ella
Grandmother Hannah Grennell
Grandfather Alastair Marriott
Dancing mistress Christina Arestis
Captain Thomas Whitehead
Harlequin
a doll
Fernando Montaño
Columbine
a doll
Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Soldier
a doll
Luca Acri
Vivandière
a doll
Meaghan Grace Hinkis
St Nicholas Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse King Thomas Mock
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 Iana Salenko
The Prince Steven McRae
Divertissements
Spanish dance Kristen McNally
Spanish dance Thomas Whitehead
Spanish dance Annette Buvoli
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Demelza Parish
Spanish dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian dance Olivia Cowley
Arabian dance Eric Underwood
Arabian dance Matthew Ball
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Chinese dance Luca Acri
Chinese dance Marcelino Sambé
Russian dance Benjamin Ella
Russian dance Kevin Emerton
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Mayara Magri
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Stock
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Claire Calvert
Her escort Reece Clarke
Her escort David Donnelly
Her escort Nicol Edmonds
Her escort Solomon Golding
Leading flower Tierney Heap
Leading flower Hikaru Kobayashi
Leading flower Itziar Mendizabal
Leading flower Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Iana Salenko
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
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: 7.05-7.54pm, Act II: 8.24-9.13pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 7 January 2017 (in Royal Opera House Collections)

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