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The Nutcracker-18 December 2015 Matinee 12.30pm

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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 		Emma Maguire
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Tristan Dyer
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 Claire Lumley
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 Benjamin Ella
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 Nehemiah Kish
Divertissements
Spanish dance Christina Arestis
Spanish dance Johannes Stepanek
Spanish dance Demelza Parish
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Annette Buvoli
Spanish dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian dance Olivia Cowley
Arabian dance Eric Underwood
Arabian dance Nicol Edmonds
Arabian dance Thomas Whitehead
Chinese dance Benjamin Ella
Chinese dance Kevin Emerton
Chinese dance David Donnelly
Chinese dance Calvin Richardson
Russian dance Solomon Golding
Russian dance David Yudes
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Yasmine Naghdi
Dance of the Mirlitons Romany Pajdak
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Itziar Mendizabal
Her escort Matthew Ball
Her escort James Hay
Her escort Thomas Mock
Her escort Valentino Zucchetti
Leading flower Claire Calvert
Leading flower Yuhui Choe
Leading flower Helen Crawford
Leading flower Hikaru Kobayashi
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Lauren Cuthbertson
Grand pas de deux Nehemiah Kish
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: 12.35-1.25pm, Act II: 1.55-2.45pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 18 December 2015 (in Royal Opera House Collections)