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The Nutcracker-27 December 2013 Evening 7.00pm

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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 		Francesca Hayward
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Alexander Campbell
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 Susan Nye
Housekeeper Barbara Rhodes
Scene 3: The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		Bennet Gartside
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Taylor Yates
Clara's partner Luca Acri
Grandmother Kristen McNally
Grandfather Alastair Marriott
Dancing Mistress Deirdre Chapman
Captain Johannes Stepanek
Harlequin
a doll 		Fernando Montaño
Columbine
a doll 		Elizabeth Harrod
Soldier
a doll 		Kenta Kura
Vivandière
a doll 		Akane Takada
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 Natalia Osipova
The Prince Federico Bonelli
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Christina Arestis
Spanish Dance Bennet Gartside
Spanish Dance Sian Murphy
Spanish Dance Eric Underwood
Spanish Dance Romany Pajdak
Spanish Dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian Dance Hayley Forskitt
Arabian Dance Ryoichi Hirano
Arabian Dance Nicol Edmonds
Arabian Dance Thomas Whitehead
Chinese Dance Tomas Mock
Chinese Dance Luca Acri
Chinese Dance Michael Stojko
Chinese Dance James Wilkie
Russian Dance Marcelino Sambé
Russian Dance Valentino Zucchetti
Dance of the Mirlitons Camille Bracher
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Laura Morera
Her Escort Ricardo Cervera
Her Escort Valeri Hristov
Her Escort Kenta Kura
Her Escort Benjamin Ella
Leading Flower Hikaru Kobayashi
Leading Flower Olivia Cowley
Leading Flower Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Leading Flower Akane Takada
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Natalia Osipova
Grand pas de deux Federico Bonelli
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: 7.06-7.55pm, Act II: 8.26-9.13pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 27 December 2013 (in Royal Opera House Collections)