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The Nutcracker-11 December 2015 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 Boris Gruzin
Concert Master Peter Manning
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 Luca Acri
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 		Sacha Barber
Clara's partner Tristan Dyer
Grandmother Kristen McNally
Grandfather Alastair Marriott
Dancing Mistress Genesia Rosato
Captain Johannes Stepanek
Harlequin
a doll 		Fernando Montaño
Columbine
a doll 		Elizabeth Harrod
Soldier
a doll 		James Hay
Vivandière
a doll 		Fumi Kaneko
St Nicholas David Donnelly
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 Lauren Cuthbertson
The Prince Federico Bonelli
Divertissements
Spanish dance Christina Arestis
Spanish dance Johannes Stepanek
Spanish dance Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
Spanish dance Claire Calvert
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Arabian dance Olivia Cowley
Arabian dance Eric Underwood
Arabian dance Nicol Edmonds
Arabian dance Thomas Whitehead
Chinese dance Téo Dubreuil
Chinese dance Benjamin Ella
Chinese dance Solomon Golding
Chinese dance Tomas Mock
Russian dance Luca Acri
Russian dance Tristan Dyer
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Mayara Magri
Dance of the Mirlitons Romany Pajdak
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Yasmine Naghdi
Her escort Matthew Ball
Her escort James Hay
Her escort Fernando Montaño
Her escort Valentino Zucchetti
Leading flower Helen Crawford
Leading flower Hikaru Kobayashi
Leading flower Emma Maguire
Leading flower Itziar Mendizabal
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Lauren Cuthbertson
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
Durations: Act I: 7.35-8.25pm, Act II: 8.56-9.44pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 11 December 2015 (in Royal Opera House Collections)