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The Nutcracker-23 December 2015 Evening 7.00pm

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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 Bennet Gartside
Clara
his god-daughter 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Benjamin Ella
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 		Thomas Whitehead
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Christina Arestis
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Jarad Jackson
Clara's partner Luca Acri
Grandmother Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing Mistress Sian Murphy
Captain Erico Montes
Harlequin
a doll 		Kevin Emerton
Columbine
a doll 		Isabella Gasparini
Soldier
a doll 		Marcelino Sambé
Vivandière
a doll 		Romany Pajdak
St Nicholas Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
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 Sian Murphy
Spanish dance Thomas Whitehead
Spanish dance Annette Buvoli
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Demelza Parish
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
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 Marcelino Sambé
Russian dance Solomon Golding
Dance of the Mirlitons Isabella Gasparini
Dance of the Mirlitons Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Helen Crawford
Her escort Luca Acri
Her escort David Donnelly
Her escort Tristan Dyer
Her escort Fernando Montaño
Leading flower Claire Calvert
Leading flower Fumi Kaneko
Leading flower Olivia Cowley
Leading flower Emma Maguire
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
Durations: Act I: 7.05-7.54pm, Act II: 8.24-9.12pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 23 December 2015 (in Royal Opera House Collections)