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The Nutcracker-1 January 2013 Evening 5.00pm

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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 Peter Schulmeister
Choir Director Charles Cole
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Christopher Saunders
Clara
his god-daughter 		Sabina Westcombe
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		James Hay
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's Assistant Michael Stojko
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 		David Pickering
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Christina Arestis
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Matthew Bates
Clara's Partner Tristan Dyer
Grandmother Deirdre Chapman
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing Mistress Kristen McNally
Captain Thomas Whitehead
Harlequin
a doll 		Fernando Montaño
Columbine
a doll 		Elsa Godard
Soldier
a doll 		Paul Kay
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 Hikaru Kobayashi
The Prince Valeri Hristov
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Deirdre Chapman
Spanish Dance Johannes Stepanek
Spanish Dance Jacqueline Clark
Spanish Dance Ludovic Ondiviela
Spanish Dance Laura McCulloch
Spanish Dance Eric Underwood
Arabian Dance Itziar Mendizabal
Arabian Dance Gary Avis
Arabian Dance Ryoichi Hirano
Arabian Dance Dawid Trzensimiech
Chinese Dance Tristan Dyer
Chinese Dance Nicol Edmonds
Chinese Dance Marcelino Sambé
Chinese Dance Jonathan Watkins
Russian Dance Michael Stojko
Russian Dance James Wilkie
Dance of the Mirlitons Elsa Godard
Dance of the Mirlitons Yasmine Naghdi
Dance of the Mirlitons Romany Pajdak
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Stock
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Melissa Hamilton
Her Escort Kenta Kura
Her Escort Fernando Montaño
Her Escort Andrej Uspenski
Her Escort Valentino Zucchetti
Leading Flower Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani
Leading Flower Nathalie Harrison
Leading Flower Helen Crawford
Leading Flower Lara Turk
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Hikaru Kobayashi
Grand pas de deux Valeri Hristov
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: 5.05-5.59pm, Act II: 6.29-7.17pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 1 January 2013 (in Royal Opera House Collections)