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The Nutcracker-22 December 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 Koen Kessels
Concert Master Robert Gibbs
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Gary Avis
Clara
His god-daughter 		Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Marcelino Sambé
The Sugar Plum Fairy Marianela Nuñez
The Prince Vadim Muntagirov
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 		Amos Child
Clara's partner Luca Acri
Grandmother Hannah Grennell
Grandfather Alastair Marriott
Dancing mistress Kristen McNally
Captain Thomas Whitehead
Harlequin
a doll 		Benjamin Ella
Columbine
a doll 		Elizabeth Harrod
Soldier
a doll 		Paul Kay
Vivandière
a doll 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse King Nicol Edmonds
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
Spanish dance Kristen McNally
Spanish dance Nicol Edmonds
Spanish dance Annette Buvoli
Spanish dance Tristan Dyer
Spanish dance Isabel Lubach
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
Arabian dance Melissa Hamilton
Arabian dance Reece Clarke
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance Téo Dubreuil
Chinese dance Luca Acri
Chinese dance Leo Dixon
Russian dance Paul Kay
Russian dance David Yudes
Dance of the Mirlitons Isabella Gasparini
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Claire Calvert
Her Escort David Donnelly
Her Escort Tomas Mock
Her Escort Calvin Richardson
Her Escort Joseph Sissens
Leading Flower Hannah Grennell
Leading Flower Itziar Mendizabal
Leading Flower Romany Pajdak
Leading Flower Lara Turk
Flowers Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux
Sugar Plum Fairy Marianela Nuñez
The Prince Vadim Muntagirov
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 Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Sponsor: Rena Lavery (roles of Principal Guest Coaches Darcey Bussell and Irek Mukhamedov) ; Sandro Lavery (roles of Principal Guest Coaches Darcey Bussell and Irek Mukhamedov)
Durations: Act I: 12.36-1.25pm, Act II: 1.55-2.44pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 22 December 2018 (in Royal Opera House Collections)