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The Nutcracker-3 December 2011 Matinee 2.00pm

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Barry Wordsworth
Leader Cynthia Fleming
Choir Director Charles Cole
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Christopher Saunders
Clara
his god-daughter 		Emma Maguire
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Alexander Campbell
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's Assistant Liam Scarlett
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 		Genesia Rosato
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Sean Flanagan
Clara's Partner Ludovic Ondiviela
Grandmother Olivia Cowley
Grandfather Philip Mosley
Dancing Mistress Elizabeth McGorian
Captain David Pickering
Harlequin
a doll 		James Wilkie
Columbine
a doll 		Sabina Westcombe
Soldier
a doll 		Jonathan Watkins
Vivandière
a doll 		Romany Pajdak
St Nicholas Tomas Mock
Scene 4: The Battle
Mouse King Ryoichi Hirano
Scene 5: The Land of Snow
Snowflakes Artists of The Royal Ballet
Singers The London Oratory Junior Choir
Act II
Scene 1: The journey to the Kingdom of Sweets
Scene 2: The Sugar Garden of the Palace
The Sugar Plum Fairy Laura Morera
The Prince Federico Bonelli
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Francesca Filpi
Spanish Dance Jonathan Howells
Spanish Dance Nathalie Harrison
Spanish Dance Fernando Montaño
Spanish Dance Olivia Cowley
Spanish Dance Erico Montes
Arabian Dance Itziar Mendizabal
Arabian Dance David Pickering
Arabian Dance Johannes Stepanek
Arabian Dance Eric Underwood
Chinese Dance Sander Blommaert
Chinese Dance Kevin Emerton
Chinese Dance Liam Scarlett
Chinese Dance Jonathan Watkins
Russian Dance Tristan Dyer
Russian Dance Ludovic Ondiviela
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Dance of the Mirlitons Elsa Godard
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Sabina Westcombe
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Yuhui Choe
Her Escort Ryoichi Hirano
Her Escort Dawid Trzensimiech
Her Escort Andrej Uspenski
Her Escort Valentino Zucchetti
Leading Flower Melissa Hamilton
Leading Flower Sian Murphy
Leading Flower Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani
Leading Flower Lara Turk
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Laura Morera
Grand pas de deux Federico Bonelli
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
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)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Notes: The Paul Hamlyn Christmas Treat, with the association of The Sun. In memory of Paul Hamlyn.
Sponsor: The Helen Hamlyn Trust (performance)
Durations: Act I: 2.07-2.58pm, Act II: 3.28-4.17pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 3 December 2011 (in Royal Opera House Collections)