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The Nutcracker-16 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 Alastair Marriott
Clara
his god-daughter 		Leanne Cope
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Paul Kay
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 		Christopher Saunders
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		James Large
Clara's partner Valentino Zucchetti
Grandmother Olivia Cowley
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
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 		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 Christina Arestis
Spanish dance Bennet Gartside
Spanish dance Sian Murphy
Spanish dance Eric Underwood
Spanish dance Romany Pajdak
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Arabian dance Melissa Hamilton
Arabian dance Johannes Stepanek
Arabian dance Kenta Kura
Arabian dance Thomas Whitehead
Chinese dance Luca Acri
Chinese dance Fernando Montaño
Chinese dance Michael Stojko
Chinese dance David Donnelly
Russian dance Marcelino Sambé
Russian dance Valentino Zucchetti
Dance of the Mirlitons Francesca Hayward
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Yasmine Naghdi
Waltz of the flowers
Rose fairy Hikaru Kobayashi
Her escort Benjamin Ella
Her escort Kevin Emerton
Her escort Donald Thom
Her escort Nicol Edmonds
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: 8.58-9.47pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 16 January 2014 (in Royal Opera House Collections)