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The Nutcracker-6 January 2016 Evening 7.30pm

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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 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 		Sacha Barber
Clara's partner Marcelino Sambé
Grandmother Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani
Grandfather Philip Mosley
Dancing Mistress Kristen McNally
Captain Erico Montes
Harlequin
a doll 		Tristan Dyer
Columbine
a doll 		Leticia Stock
Soldier
a doll 		James Hay
Vivandière
a doll 		Anna Rose O'Sullivan
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 Valeri Hristov
Divertissements
Spanish dance Sian Murphy
Spanish dance Thomas Whitehead
Spanish dance Annette Buvoli
Spanish dance Eric Underwood
Spanish dance Hannah Grennell
Spanish dance Nicol Edmonds
Arabian dance Itziar Mendizabal
Arabian dance Johannes Stepanek
Arabian dance Reece Clarke
Arabian dance Téo Dubreuil
Chinese dance David Donnelly
Chinese dance Leo Dixon
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 Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Her escort Tristan Dyer
Her escort Benjamin Ella
Her escort Kevin Emerton
Her escort Ryoichi Hirano
Leading flower Claire Calvert
Leading flower Olivia Cowley
Leading flower Tierney Heap
Leading flower Yuhui Choe
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Akane Takada
Grand pas de deux Valeri Hristov
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: 7.36-8.25pm, Act II: 8.55-9.42pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 6 January 2016 (in Royal Opera House Collections)