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The Nutcracker-27 December 2012 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 Koen Kessels
Co-Concert Master Sergey Levitin
Choir Director Charles Cole
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Alastair Marriott
Clara
his god-daughter 		Francesca Hayward
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Tristan Dyer
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's Assistant Ludovic Ondiviela
Scene 2: A street outside the Stahlbaums' house
Maiden Aunt Caroline Jennings
Maiden Aunt Susan Nye
Housekeeper Romayne Grigorova
Scene 3: The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		Thomas Whitehead
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Genesia Rosato
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Kyle Alexander
Clara's Partner Valentino Zucchetti
Grandmother Olivia Cowley
Grandfather Philip Mosley
Dancing Mistress Elizabeth McGorian
Captain Gary Avis
Harlequin
a doll 		James Wilkie
Columbine
a doll 		Sabina Westcombe
Soldier
a doll 		Kenta Kura
Vivandière
a doll 		Yasmine Naghdi
St Nicholas Nicol Edmonds
Scene 4: The Battle
Mouse King Jonathan Watkins
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 Melissa Hamilton
The Prince Dawid Trzensimiech
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Kristen McNally
Spanish Dance Bennet Gartside
Spanish Dance Jacqueline Clark
Spanish Dance Erico Montes
Spanish Dance Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani
Spanish Dance Eric Underwood
Arabian Dance Olivia Cowley
Arabian Dance Gary Avis
Arabian Dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian Dance Thomas Whitehead
Chinese Dance Nicol Edmonds
Chinese Dance Marcelino Sambe
Chinese Dance Michael Stojko
Chinese Dance Donald Thom
Russian Dance James Hay
Russian Dance Valentino Zucchetti
Dance of the Mirlitons Camille Bracher
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Stock
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Emma Maguire
Her Escort Ricardo Cervera
Her Escort Brian Maloney
Her Escort Andrej Uspenski
Her Escort Jonathan Watkins
Leading Flower Claire Calvert
Leading Flower Helen Crawford
Leading Flower Nathalie Harrison
Leading Flower Lara Turk
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Melissa Hamilton
Grand pas de deux Dawid Trzensimiech
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)
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Durations: Act I: 2.05-2.54pm, Act II: 3.24-4.12pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 27 December 2012 (in Royal Opera House Collections)