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The Nutcracker-30 December 1999 Evening

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Andrea Quinn
Guest Leader Kyra Humphries
Choir Director Patrick Russill
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Anthony Dowell
Clara
his God-daughter 		Marta Barahona
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Jonathan Howells
Act I scene 1 Drosselmeyer's workshop - early evening
Drosselmeyer's Assistant Peter Abegglen
Act I scene 2 Street outside the Stahlbaums' house
Maiden Aunt Diane Holland
Maiden Aunt Pauline Wadsworth
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 		Oliver Till
Clara's partner Giacomo Ciriaci
Grandmother Sandra Conley
Grandfather William Tuckett
Dancing Mistress Elizabeth McGorian
Captain Christopher Saunders
Harlequin
a doll 		Hubert Essakow
Columbine
a doll 		Jane Burn
Soldier
a doll 		Shi-Ning Liu
Vivandière
a doll 		Laura Morera
St Nicholas Kenta Kura
Devil Tom Sapsford
Devil Michael Stojko
Act I scene 4 The Battle
The Mouse King David Pickering
Act I scene 5 The Land of Snow
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 Viviana Durante
The Prince Carlos Acosta
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Vanessa Palmer
Spanish Dance Nigel Burley
Spanish Dance Sara Gallie
Spanish Dance Julie Lack
Spanish Dance Peter Abegglen
Spanish Dance Edward Watson
Arabian Dance Zenaida Yanowsky
Arabian Dance Christopher Saunders
Arabian Dance Luke Heydon
Arabian Dance Alastair Marriott
Chinese Dance Giacomo Ciriaci
Chinese Dance Martin Harvey
Chinese Dance Justin Meissner
Chinese Dance Joshua Tuifua
Russian Dance Michael Stojko
Russian Dance Tom Sapsford
Dance of the Mirlitons Jane Burn
Dance of the Mirlitons Mara Galeazzi
Dance of the Mirlitons Laura Morera
Dance of the Mirlitons Leana Palmer
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Christina McDermott
Her Escort Victor Alvarez
Her Escort Hubert Essakow
Her Escort Shi-Ning Liu
Her Escort Yohei Sasaki
Leading Flower Chloe Davies
Leading Flower Leire Ortueta
Leading Flower Rachel Rawlins
Leading Flower Jaimie Tapper
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Viviana Durante
Grand pas de deux Carlos Acosta
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, snowflakes, flowers 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 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Durations: Act I: 49 minutes, Interval: 40 minutes, Act II: 46 minutes
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet for 30 December 1999 (in Royal Opera House Collections)