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The Nutcracker-5 January 2013 Matinee 12.30pm

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Koen Kessels
Concert Master Robert Gibbs
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 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 		Kyle Alexander
Clara's Partner Valentino Zucchetti
Grandmother Kristen McNally
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing Mistress Genesia Rosato
Captain Gary Avis
Harlequin
a doll 		Brian Maloney
Columbine
a doll 		Elizabeth Harrod
Soldier
a doll 		Alexander Campbell
Vivandière
a doll 		Emma Maguire
St Nicholas Tomas Mock
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 Akane Takada
The Prince Steven McRae
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Christina Arestis
Spanish Dance David Pickering
Spanish Dance Nathalie Harrison
Spanish Dance Brian Maloney
Spanish Dance Jacqueline Clark
Spanish Dance Thomas Whitehead
Arabian Dance Itziar Mendizabal
Arabian Dance Ryoichi Hirano
Arabian Dance Kenta Kura
Arabian Dance Eric Underwood
Chinese Dance Fernando Montaño
Chinese Dance Andrej Uspenski
Chinese Dance Sander Blommaert
Chinese Dance James Wilkie
Russian Dance James Hay
Russian Dance Valentino Zucchetti
Dance of the Mirlitons Camille Bracher
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Emma Maguire
Dance of the Mirlitons Sabina Westcombe
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Helen Crawford
Her Escort Alexander Campbell
Her Escort Bennet Gartside
Her Escort Valeri Hristov
Her Escort Johannes Stepanek
Leading Flower Yuhui Choe
Leading Flower Hikaru Kobayashi
Leading Flower Laura McCulloch
Leading Flower Claire Calvert
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Akane Takada
Grand pas de deux Steven McRae
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 Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Durations: Act I: 12.35-1.25pm, Act II: 1.55-2.43pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 5 January 2013 (in Royal Opera House Collections)