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The Nutcracker-6 January 2013 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
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 		Paul Kay
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 Barbara Rhodes
Scene 3: The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		Thomas Whitehead
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Genesia Rosato
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Matthew Bates
Clara's Partner Valentino Zucchetti
Grandmother Olivia Cowley
Grandfather Philip Mosley
Dancing Mistress Elizabeth McGorian
Captain Gary Avis
Harlequin
a doll 		Michael Stojko
Columbine
a doll 		Elsa Godard
Soldier
a doll 		Dawid Trzensimiech
Vivandière
a doll 		Emma Maguire
St Nicholas Nicol Edmonds
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 Fumi Kaneko
The Prince Nehemiah Kish
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Kristen McNally
Spanish Dance Bennet Gartside
Spanish Dance Jacqueline Clark
Spanish Dance Ludovic Ondiviela
Spanish Dance Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani
Spanish Dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian Dance Lara Turk
Arabian Dance David Pickering
Arabian Dance Johannes Stepanek
Arabian Dance Eric Underwood
Chinese Dance Nicol Edmonds
Chinese Dance Marcelo Sambe
Chinese Dance Michael Stojko
Chinese Dance Donald Thom
Russian Dance Tristan Dyer
Russian Dance Valentino Zucchetti
Dance of the Mirlitons Camille Bracher
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Emma Maguire
Her Escort Ricardo Cervera
Her Escort Jonathan Watkins
Her Escort Brian Maloney
Her Escort Dawid Trzensimiech
Leading Flower Claire Calvert
Leading Flower Nathalie Harrison
Leading Flower Itziar Mendizabal
Leading Flower Laura McCulloch
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Fumi Kaneko
Grand pas de deux Nehemiah Kish
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
Notes: Welcome performance.
Sponsor: The Annenberg Foundation (performance) ; Gregory Annenberg Weingarten (performance) ; Regina Annenberg Weingarten (performance)
Durations: Act I: 2.07-2.57pm, Act II: 3.27-4.16pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 6 January 2013 (in Royal Opera House Collections)