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The Nutcracker-30 December 2002 Evening

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Paul Murphy
Leader Robert Gibbs
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer William Tuckett
Clara
his God-daughter 		Iohna Loots
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Ivan Putrov
Act I scene 1 Drosselmeyer's workshop - early evening
Drosselmeyer's Assistant Jonathan Howells
Act I scene 2 Street outside the Stahlbaums' house
Maiden Aunt Diane Holland
Maiden Aunt Susan Nye
Housekeeper Romayne Grigorova
Act I scene 3 The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		David Drew
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Genesia Rosato
Fritz
her brother 		Jeremy Curnier
Clara's Partner Michael Stojko
Grandmother Gail Taphouse
Grandfather Alastair Marriott
Dancing Mistress Elizabeth McGorian
Captain Christopher Saunders
Harlequin
a doll 		Joshua Tuifua
Columbine
a doll 		Victoria Hewitt
Soldier
a doll 		Yohei Sasaki
Vivandière
a doll 		Laura Morera
St Nicholas Ryoichi Hirano
Devil Adam Linder
Devil Michael Stojko
Act I scene 4 The Battle
The Mouse King David Pickering
Act I scene 5 The Land of Snow
Snowflakes Artists of The Royal Ballet
Act II scene I The journey to the Kingdom of Sweets
Act II scene 2 The Sugar Garden of the Palace
The Sugar Plum Fairy Tamara Rojo
The Prince Iñaki Urlezaga
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Vanessa Palmer
Spanish Dance Jonathan Howells
Spanish Dance Sian Murphy
Spanish Dance Martin Harvey
Spanish Dance Tomoko Furuya
Spanish Dance Thomas Whitehead
Arabian Dance Isabel McMeekan
Arabian Dance Christopher Saunders
Arabian Dance Alastair Marriott
Arabian Dance Joshua Tuifua
Chinese Dance Brian Maloney
Chinese Dance Tim Matiakis
Chinese Dance Johannes Stepanek
Chinese Dance James Wilkie
Russian Dance Bennet Gartside
Russian Dance Richard Ramsey
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Bond
Dance of the Mirlitons Emma Maguire
Dance of the Mirlitons Bethany Keating
Dance of the Mirlitons Natasha Oughtred
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Zenaida Yanowsky
Her Escort Ricardo Cervera
Her Escort Yohei Sasaki
Her Escort José María Tirado
Her Escort Edward Watson
Leading Flower Lauren Cuthbertson
Leading Flower Mara Galeazzi
Leading Flower Belinda Hatley
Leading Flower Laura Morera
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Tamara Rojo
Grand pas de deux Iñaki Urlezaga
Finale Entire Cast
Act II scene 3 Street outside the Stahlbaums' house
Act II scene 4 Drosselmeyer's workshop - later that night
Aunts, uncles, parents, maids, manservants, revellers Artists of The Royal Ballet
Children, toy soldiers, mice, gingerbreads, rabbit drummer, pages, sentry Students of The Royal Ballet School (Lower School)
Angels Students of The Royal Ballet School (Upper School)
London Oratory Junior Choir
The Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Durations: Act I: 49 minutes, Interval: 30 minutes, Act II: 49 minutes
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet for 30 December 2002 (in Royal Opera House Collections)