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The Nutcracker-23 December 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 Martin West
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 		Tristan Dyer
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 		Thomas Whitehead
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		James Large
Clara's partner James Wilkie
Grandmother Deirdre Chapman
Grandfather Alastair Marriott
Dancing Mistress Kristen McNally
Captain Bennet Gartside
Harlequin
a doll 		Michael Stojko
Columbine
a doll 		Leticia Stock
Soldier
a doll 		Valentino Zucchetti
Vivandière
a doll 		Mayara Magri
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 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 Marianela Nuñez
The Prince Thiago Soares
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Deirdre Chapman
Spanish Dance Bennet Gartside
Spanish Dance Sian Murphy
Spanish Dance Erico Montes
Spanish Dance Demelza Parish
Spanish Dance Valentino Zucchetti
Arabian Dance Melissa Hamilton
Arabian Dance Ryoichi Hirano
Arabian Dance Nicol Edmonds
Arabian Dance Thomas Whitehead
Chinese Dance Sander Blommaert
Chinese Dance Fernando Montaño
Chinese Dance Marcelino Sambé
Chinese Dance James Wilkie
Russian Dance Paul Kay
Russian Dance Michael Stojko
Dance of the Mirlitons Akane Takada
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Yasmine Naghdi
Dance of the Mirlitons Francesca Hayward
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Laura Morera
Her Escort Johannes Stepanek
Her Escort Valeri Hristov
Her Escort Kenta Kura
Her Escort Dawid Trzensimiech
Leading Flower Hikaru Kobayashi
Leading Flower Romany Pajdak
Leading Flower Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Leading Flower Hayley Forskitt
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Marianela Nuñez
Grand pas de deux Thiago Soares
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: David Campain (role of Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker)
Durations: Act I: 12.36-1.26pm, Act II: 1.56-2.45pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 23 December 2013 (in Royal Opera House Collections)