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The Nutcracker-19 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 Thomas Whitehead
Clara
his god-daughter 		Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		James Hay
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's assistant David Yudes
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 		Ethan Bailey
Clara's partner Tristan Dyer
Grandmother Sian Murphy
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing Mistress Kristen McNally
Captain Erico Montes
Harlequin
a doll 		Benjamin Ella
Columbine
a doll 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Soldier
a doll 		Luca Acri
Vivandière
a doll 		Mayara Magri
St Nicholas Calvin Richardson
Scene 4: The Battle
Mouse King David Donnelly
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 Akane Takada
The Prince Valentino Zucchetti
Divertissements
Spanish dance Kristen McNally
Spanish dance Bennet Gartside
Spanish dance Claire Calvert
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Demelza Parish
Spanish dance Nicol Edmonds
Arabian dance Tierney Heap
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Arabian dance Téo Dubreuil
Arabian dance Eric Underwood
Chinese dance Harry Churches
Chinese dance Leo Dixon
Chinese dance Calvin Richardson
Chinese dance David Yudes
Russian dance Kevin Emerton
Russian dance Solomon Golding
Dance of the Mirlitons Isabella Gasparini
Dance of the Mirlitons Fumi Kaneko
Dance of the Mirlitons Mayara Magri
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Emma Maguire
Her escort Luca Acri
Her escort Matthew Ball
Her escort Tristan Dyer
Her escort Fernando Montaño
Leading flower Itziar Mendizabal
Leading flower Yuhui Choe
Leading flower Olivia Cowley
Leading flower Helen Crawford
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Akane Takada
Grand pas de deux Valentino Zucchetti
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
Notes: This was a Paul Hamlyn Christmas Treat performance.
Sponsor: The Helen Hamlyn Trust (Paul Hamlyn Christmas Treat performance)
Durations: Act I: 12.39-1.30pm, Act II: 2.00-2.50pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 19 December 2015 (in Royal Opera House Collections)