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The Nutcracker-9 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 Peter Manning
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Bennet Gartside
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 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 		Blake Smith
Clara's partner Marcelino Sambé
Grandmother Kristen McNally
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing mistress Christina Arestis
Captain Johannes Stepanek
Harlequin
a doll 		Benjamin Ella
Columbine
a doll 		Leticia Stock
Soldier
a doll 		Solomon Golding
Vivandière
a doll 		Mayara Magri
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 Olivia Cowley
Spanish dance Nicol Edmonds
Spanish dance Gina Storm-Jensen
Spanish dance David Donnelly
Spanish dance Hannah Grennell
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
Arabian dance Camille Bracher
Arabian dance Johannes Stepanek
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Chinese dance Matthew Ball
Chinese dance Calvin Richardson
Russian dance Benjamin Ella
Russian dance David Yudes
Dance of the Mirlitons Ashley Dean
Dance of the Mirlitons Isabella Gasparini
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Dance of the Mirlitons Mariko Sasaki
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Claire Calvert
Her escort Luca Acri
Her escort Solomon Golding
Her escort Fernando Montaño
Her escort Marcelino Sambé
Leading flower Mayara Magri
Leading flower Tierney Heap
Leading flower Yasmine Naghdi
Leading flower Beatriz Stix-Brunell
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
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 9 January 2017 (in Royal Opera House Collections)