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The Nutcracker-23 December 2015 Matinee 2.00pm

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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 Alastair Marriott
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 Barbara Rhodes
Scene 3: The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		Gary Avis
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Genesia Rosato
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Sacha Barber
Clara's partner Marcelino Sambé
Grandmother Kristen McNally
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing Mistress Elizabeth McGorian
Captain Johannes Stepanek
Harlequin
a doll 		Benjamin Ella
Columbine
a doll 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Soldier
a doll 		James Hay
Vivandière
a doll 		Anna Rose O'Sullivan
St Nicholas David Donnelly
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 Iana Salenko
The Prince Steven McRae
Divertissements
Spanish dance Christina Arestis
Spanish dance Johannes Stepanek
Spanish dance Demelza Parish
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Sian Murphy
Spanish dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian dance Olivia Cowley
Arabian dance Eric Underwood
Arabian dance Téo Dubreuil
Arabian dance Thomas Whitehead
Chinese dance Leo Dixon
Chinese dance David Donnelly
Chinese dance Calvin Richardson
Chinese dance David Yudes
Russian dance Solomon Golding
Russian dance Marcelino Sambé
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Isabella Gasparini
Dance of the Mirlitons Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Dance of the Mirlitons Romany Pajdak
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Claire Calvert
Her escort Luca Acri
Her escort Kevin Emerton
Her escort James Hay
Her escort Tomas Mock
Leading flower Helen Crawford
Leading flower Hikaru Kobayashi
Leading flower Itziar Mendizabal
Leading flower Yuhui Choe
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Iana Salenko
Grand pas de deux Steven McRae
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: 2.09-2.58pm, Act II: 3.29-4.17pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 23 December 2015 (in Royal Opera House Collections)