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The Paul Hamlyn Christmas Treat The Nutcracker-14 December 2013 Matinee 1.30pm

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Tom Seligman
Co-Concert Master Sergey Levitin
Choir Director Charles Cole
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Bennet Gartside
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 Valentino Zucchetti
Scene 2: A street outside the Stahlbaums' house
Maiden Aunt Caroline Jennings
Maiden Aunt Clare Lumley
Housekeeper Barbara Rhodes
Scene 3: The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		Gary Avis
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Archie Sherman
Clara's partner Luca Acri
Grandmother Deirdre Chapman
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing Mistress Kristen McNally
Captain Thomas Whitehead
Harlequin
a doll 		James Wilkie
Columbine
a doll 		Sabina Westcombe
Soldier
a doll 		Paul Kay
Vivandière
a doll 		Romany Pajdak
St Nicholas Reece Clarke
Scene 4: The Battle
Mouse King Nicol Edmonds
Scene 5: The Land of Snow
Snowflakes Artists of The Royal Ballet
Singers 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 Rupert Pennefather
Divertissements
Spanish dance Kristen McNally
Spanish Dance Thomas Whitehead
Spanish Dance Jacqueline Clark
Spanish Dance Kevin Emerton
Spanish Dance Pietra Mello-Pittman
Spanish Dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian Dance Hayley Forskitt
Arabian Dance Eric Underwood
Arabian Dance Kenta Kura
Arabian Dance Dawid Trzensimiech
Chinese Dance Sander Blommaert
Chinese Dance Tomas Mock
Chinese Dance Marcelino Sambé
Chinese Dance Donald Thom
Russian Dance Paul Kay
Russian Dance Michael Stojko
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Dance of the Mirlitons Camille Bracher
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Sabina Westcombe
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Yasmine Naghdi
Her Escort Alexander Campbell
Her Escort Nicol Edmonds
Her Escort Ryoichi Hirano
Her Escort Valentino Zucchetti
Leading Flower Nathalie Harrison
Leading Flower Romany Pajdak
Leading Flower Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Leading Flower Akane Takada
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Sarah Lamb
Grand pas de deux Rupert Pennefather
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
Sponsor: The Helen Hamlyn Trust (performance) ; David Campain (role of Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker)
Durations: Act I: 1.36-2.26pm, Act II: 2.57-3.45pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 14 December 2013 (in Royal Opera House Collections)