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The Nutcracker-27 December 2012 Evening 7.00pm

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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 Gary Avis
Clara
his god-daughter 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Paul Kay
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's Assistant James Wilkie
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 		Christopher Saunders
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Johnny Randall
Clara's Partner James Hay
Grandmother Kristen McNally
Grandfather Alastair Marriott
Dancing Mistress Genesia Rosato
Captain David Pickering
Harlequin
a doll 		Brian Maloney
Columbine
a doll 		Elizabeth Harrod
Soldier
a doll 		Jonathan Watkins
Vivandière
a doll 		Akane Takada
St Nicholas Tomas Mock
Scene 4: The Battle
Mouse King David Pickering
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 Yuhui Choe
The Prince Ryoichi Hirano
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Christina Arestis
Spanish Dance David Pickering
Spanish Dance Jacqueline Clark
Spanish Dance Brian Maloney
Spanish Dance Pietra Mello-Pittman
Spanish Dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian Dance Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani
Arabian Dance Eric Underwood
Arabian Dance Kenta Kura
Arabian Dance Thomas Whitehead
Chinese Dance Nicol Edmonds
Chinese Dance Andrej Uspenski
Chinese Dance James Wilkie
Chinese Dance Jonathan Watkins
Russian Dance James Hay
Russian Dance Valentino Zucchetti
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Romany Pajdak
Dance of the Mirlitons Akane Takada
Dance of the Mirlitons Sabina Westcombe
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Itziar Mendizabal
Her Escort Alexander Campbell
Her Escort Bennet Gartside
Her Escort Valeri Hristov
Her Escort Johannes Stepanek
Leading Flower Claire Calvert
Leading Flower Helen Crawford
Leading Flower Nathalie Harrison
Leading Flower Emma Maguire
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Yuhui Choe
Grand pas de deux Ryoichi Hirano
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: 7.05-7.55pm, Act II: 8.25-9.13pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 27 December 2012 (in Royal Opera House Collections)