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The Nutcracker-13 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 Alastair Marriott
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 Luca Acri
Grandmother Sian Murphy
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing Mistress Kristen McNally
Captain Erico Montes
Harlequin
a doll 		Tristan Dyer
Columbine
a doll 		Leticia Stock
Soldier
a doll 		Solomon Golding
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 Valeri Hristov
Divertissements
Spanish dance Sian Murphy
Spanish dance Thomas Whitehead
Spanish dance Annette Buvoli
Spanish dance Erico Montes
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 Harry Churches
Chinese dance Leo Dixon
Chinese dance Calvin Richardson
Chinese dance David Yudes
Russian dance Benjamin Ella
Russian dance Kevin Emerton
Dance of the Mirlitons Isabella Gasparini
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Romany Pajdak
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Stock
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Claire Calvert
Her escort Tristan Dyer
Her escort Matthew Ball
Her escort Tomas Mock
Her escort Valentino Zucchetti
Leading flower Tierney Heap
Leading flower Fumi Kaneko
Leading flower Hikaru Kobayashi
Leading flower Beatriz Stix-Brunell
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
Notes: Cast sheet incorrectly dated 13 December 2015.
Durations: Act I: 7.36-8.25pm, Act II: 8.57-9.45pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 13 January 2016 (in Royal Opera House Collections).