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The Nutcracker-1 January 2019 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 Barry Wordsworth
Concert Master Robert Gibbs
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Thomas Whitehead
Clara
His god-daughter 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Luca Acri
The Sugar Plum Fairy Fumi Kaneko
The Prince William Bracewell
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's Assistant Benjamin Ella
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 		Kristen McNally
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Ptolemy Gidney
Clara's partner Leo Dixon
Grandmother Hannah Grennell
Grandfather Alastair Marriott
Dancing mistress Lara Turk
Captain Erico Montes
Harlequin
a doll 		Kevin Emerton
Columbine
a doll 		Isabella Gasparini
Soldier
a doll 		Paul Kay
Vivandière
a doll 		Leticia Dias
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse King Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
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 Tomas Mock
Spanish dance Annette Buvoli
Spanish dance Tristan Dyer
Spanish dance Hannah Grennell
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
Arabian dance Gina Storm-Jensen
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance Leo Dixon
Arabian dance David Donnelly
Chinese dance Marcelino Sambé
Chinese dance David Yudes
Russian dance Joshua Junker
Russian dance Giacomo Rovero
Dance of the Mirlitons Sophie Allnatt
Dance of the Mirlitons Mica Bradbury
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Dias
Dance of the Mirlitons Sae Maeda
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Mayara Magri
Her Escort Harry Churches
Her Escort Téo Dubreuil
Her Escort Calvin Richardson
Her Escort Joseph Sissens
Leading Flower Claire Calvert
Leading Flower Yuhui Choe
Leading Flower Itziar Mendizabal
Leading Flower Romany Pajdak
Flowers Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux
Sugar Plum Fairy Fumi Kaneko
The Prince William Bracewell
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: 7.05-7.55pm, Act II: 8.28-9.16pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 1 January 2019 (in Royal Opera House Collections)