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The Nutcracker-11 January 2019 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 Koen Kessels
Associate Concert Master Ania Safonova
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Thomas Whitehead
Clara
His god-daughter 		Emma Maguire
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Luca Acri
The Sugar Plum Fairy Lauren Cuthbertson
The Prince Reece Clarke
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 		Gary Avis
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Ptolemy Gidney
Clara's partner Leo Dixon
Grandmother Lara Turk
Grandfather Kevin Emerton
Dancing mistress Kristen McNally
Captain Erico Montes
Harlequin
a doll 		Tristan Dyer
Columbine
a doll 		Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Soldier
a doll 		David Yudes
Vivandière
a doll 		Romany Pajdak
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 Mica Bradbury
Spanish dance David Donnelly
Spanish dance Gina Storm-Jensen
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Leticia Dias
Spanish dance Téo Dubreuil
Arabian dance Romany Pajdak
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Arabian dance Leo Dixon
Arabian dance Kevin Emerton
Chinese dance Marcelino Sambé
Chinese dance David Yudes
Russian dance Joshua Junker
Russian dance Francisco Serrano
Dance of the Mirlitons Ashley Dean
Dance of the Mirlitons Sophie Allnatt
Dance of the Mirlitons Chisato Katsura
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Mayara Magri
Her Escort Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Her Escort Tristan Dyer
Her Escort Benjamin Ella
Her Escort Calvin Richardson
Leading Flower Yuhui Choe
Leading Flower Hannah Grennell
Leading Flower Melissa Hamilton
Leading Flower Fumi Kaneko
Flowers Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux
Sugar Plum Fairy Lauren Cuthbertson
The Prince Reece Clarke
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
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: 7.35-8.23pm, Act II: 8.53-9.42pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 11 January 2019 (in Royal Opera House Collections)