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The Nutcracker-8 January 2014 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 Martin West
Concert Master Peter Manning
Choir Director Charles Cole
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Christopher Saunders
Clara
his god-daughter 		Francesca Hayward
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Ricardo Cervera
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's assistant Michael Stojko
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 		Christina Arestis
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Archie Sherman
Clara's partner Luca Acri
Grandmother Jacqueline Clark
Grandfather Philip Mosley
Dancing Mistress Deirdre Chapman
Captain Gary Avis
Harlequin
a doll 		Benjamin Ella
Columbine
a doll 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Soldier
a doll 		James Hay
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 Yuhui Choe
The Prince Ryoichi Hirano
Divertissements
Spanish dance Sian Murphy
Spanish dance Thomas Whitehead
Spanish dance Demelza Parish
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Pietra Mello-Pittman
Spanish dance Nicol Edmonds
Arabian dance Melissa Hamilton
Arabian dance Johannes Stepanek
Arabian dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian dance Eric Underwood
Chinese dance Marcelino Sambé
Chinese dance David Donnelly
Chinese dance Solomon Golding
Chinese dance Kevin Emerton
Russian dance Luca Acri
Russian dance Michael Stojko
Dance of the Mirlitons Mayara Magri
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Sabina Westcombe
Dance of the Mirlitons Romany Pajdak
Waltz of the flowers
Rose fairy Yasmine Naghdi
Her escort Benjamin Ella
Her escort Valeri Hristov
Her escort Donald Thom
Her escort Valentino Zucchetti
Leading flower Olivia Cowley
Leading flower Hayley Forskitt
Leading flower Nathalie Harrison
Leading flower Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Yuhui Choe
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
Sponsor: David Campain (role of Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker)
Durations: Act I: 7.36-8.26pm, Act II: 8.56-9.44pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 8 January 2014 (in Royal Opera House Collections)