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The Nutcracker-2 January 2016 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 Bennet Gartside
Clara
his god-daughter 		Emma Maguire
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Luca Acri
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's assistant Tristan Dyer
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 		Genesia Rosato
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Sacha Barber
Clara's partner Marcelino Sambé
Grandmother Sian Murphy
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing Mistress Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani
Captain Erico Montes
Harlequin
a doll 		Benjamin Ella
Columbine
a doll 		Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Soldier
a doll 		James Hay
Vivandière
a doll 		Anna Rose O'Sullivan
St Nicholas Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Scene 4: The Battle
Mouse King Téo Dubreuil
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 Hikaru Kobayashi
The Prince Ryoichi Hirano
Divertissements
Spanish dance Kristen McNally
Spanish dance Thomas Whitehead
Spanish dance Hannah Grennell
Spanish dance Nicol Edmonds
Spanish dance Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Arabian dance Tierney Heap
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Arabian dance Téo Dubreuil
Arabian dance Eric Underwood
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 Isabella Gasparini
Dance of the Mirlitons Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Stock
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Claire Calvert
Her escort Tristan Dyer
Her escort Benjamin Ella
Her escort Matthew Ball
Her escort Fernando Montaño
Leading flower Itziar Mendizabal
Leading flower Olivia Cowley
Leading flower Fumi Kaneko
Leading flower Romany Pajdak
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Hikaru Kobayashi
Grand pas de deux Ryoichi Hirano
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: 1.55-2.44pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 2 January 2016 (in Royal Opera House Collections)