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The Nutcracker-11 January 2014 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 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 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 		Gary Avis
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Christina Arestis
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Archie Sherman
Clara's partner Luca Acri
Grandmother Deirdre Chapman
Grandfather Alastair Marriott
Dancing Mistress Elizabeth McGorian
Captain Bennet Gartside
Harlequin
a doll 		Michael Stojko
Columbine
a doll 		Sabina Westcombe
Soldier
a doll 		James Hay
Vivandière
a doll 		Romany Pajdak
St Nicholas Reece Clarke
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 Melissa Hamilton
The Prince Dawid Trzensimiech
Divertissements
Spanish dance Kristen McNally
Spanish dance Bennet Gartside
Spanish dance Nathalie Harrison
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Demelza Parish
Spanish dance Valentino Zucchetti
Arabian dance Laura McCulloch
Arabian dance Ryoichi Hirano
Arabian dance Kenta Kura
Arabian dance Eric Underwood
Chinese dance Sander Blommaert
Chinese dance Fernando Montaño
Chinese dance Marcelino Sambé
Chinese dance David Donnelly
Russian dance Michael Stojko
Russian dance Luca Acri
Dance of the Mirlitons Mayara Magri
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Stock
Dance of the Mirlitons Sabina Westcombe
Waltz of the flowers
Rose fairy Yuhui Choe
Her escort Benjamin Ella
Her escort Valeri Hristov
Her escort Donald Thom
Her escort Kevin Emerton
Leading flower Olivia Cowley
Leading flower Sian Murphy
Leading flower Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Leading flower Akane Takada
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Melissa Hamilton
Grand pas de deux Dawid Trzensimiech
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: 7.06-7.56pm, Act II: 8.27-9.15pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 11 January 2014 (in Royal Opera House Collections)