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The Nutcracker-4 January 2018 Matinee 12.30pm

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Barry Wordsworth
Concert Master Sergey Levitin
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Alastair Marriott
Clara
His god-daughter 		Leticia Stock
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Tristan Dyer
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's assistant Paul Kay
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 		Bennet Gartside
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Lara Turk
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Joe Birtles Clarke
Clara's partner Leo Dixon
Grandmother Kristen McNally
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing mistress Olivia Cowley
Captain Nicol Edmonds
Harlequin
a doll 		Kevin Emerton
Columbine
a doll 		Camille Bracher
Soldier
a doll 		David Yudes
Vivandière
a doll 		Anna Rose O'Sullivan
St Nicholas Giacomo Rovero
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse king Calvin Richardson
Scene 5: The Land of Snow
Snowflakes Artists of The Royal Ballet
Singers
Director, Charles Cole 		London Oratory Junior Choir
Singers
Director, Charles Cole 		London Oratory School Schola
Act II
Scene 1: The journey to the Kingdom of Sweets
Scene 2: The Sugar Garden of the Palace
The Sugar Plum Fairy Melissa Hamilton
The Prince Ryoichi Hirano
Divertissements
Spanish dance Olivia Cowley
Spanish dance Tomas Mock
Spanish dance Nathalie Harrison
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Hannah Grennell
Spanish dance Téo Dubreuil
Arabian dance Itziar Mendizabal
Arabian dance Reece Clarke
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance Harry Churches
Chinese dance Leo Dixon
Chinese dance David Yudes
Russian dance Francisco Serrano
Russian dance Kevin Emerton
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 Pitchley-Gale
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Laura McCulloch
Her escort David Donnelly
Her escort Nicol Edmonds
Her escort James Hay
Her escort Fernando Montaño
Leading flower Yuhui Choe
Leading flower Annette Buvoli
Leading flower Fumi Kaneko
Leading flower Mayara Magri
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Melissa Hamilton
Grand pas de deux Ryoichi Hirano
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: 12.35-1.25pm, Act II: 1.56-2.44pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 4 January 2018 (in Royal Opera House Collections)