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The Nutcracker-16 January 2013 Evening 7.30pm

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Koen Kessels
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 		Alexander Campbell
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's Assistant Paul Kay
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 		Dawid Trzensimiech
Vivandière
a doll 		Romany Pajdak
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 Sarah Lamb
The Prince Ryoichi Hirano
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Christina Arestis
Spanish Dance Johannes Stepanek
Spanish Dance Claire Calvert
Spanish Dance Brian Maloney
Spanish Dance Laura McCulloch
Spanish Dance Erico Montes
Arabian Dance Lara Turk
Arabian Dance David Pickering
Arabian Dance Dawid Trzensimiech
Arabian Dance Thomas Whitehead
Chinese Dance Andrej Uspenski
Chinese Dance Nicol Edmonds
Chinese Dance James Wilkie
Chinese Dance Jonathan Watkins
Russian Dance James Hay
Russian Dance Paul Kay
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Francesca Hayward
Dance of the Mirlitons Emma Maguire
Dance of the Mirlitons Akane Takada
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Melissa Hamilton
Her Escort Kenta Kura
Her Escort Bennet Gartside
Her Escort Fernando Montaño
Her Escort Valentino Zucchetti
Leading Flower Yuhui Choe
Leading Flower Helen Crawford
Leading Flower Hikaru Kobayashi
Leading Flower Itziar Mendizabal
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Sarah Lamb
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: 7.35-8.23pm, Act II: 8.54-9.41pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 16 January 2013 (in Royal Opera House Collections)