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The Nutcracker-14 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 Gary Avis
Clara
his god-daughter 		Francesca Hayward
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Valentino Zucchetti
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 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Sacha Barber
Clara's partner Tristan Dyer
Grandmother Kristen McNally
Grandfather Philip Mosley
Dancing Mistress Sian Murphy
Captain Johannes Stepanek
Harlequin
a doll 		Kevin Emerton
Columbine
a doll 		Elizabeth Harrod
Soldier
a doll 		Luca Acri
Vivandière
a doll 		Mayara Magri
St Nicholas David Donnelly
Scene 4: The Battle
Mouse King Nicol Edmonds
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 Marianela Nuñez
The Prince Vadim Muntagirov
Divertissements
Spanish dance Christina Arestis
Spanish dance Bennet Gartside
Spanish dance Sian Murphy
Spanish dance Eric Underwood
Spanish dance Hannah Grennell
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
Arabian dance Itziar Mendizabal
Arabian dance Johannes Stepanek
Arabian dance Reece Clarke
Arabian dance Téo Dubreuil
Chinese dance Matthew Ball
Chinese dance Solomon Golding
Chinese dance Tomas Mock
Chinese dance David Yudes
Russian dance Luca Acri
Russian dance Tristan Dyer
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Romany Pajdak
Dance of the Mirlitons Yasmine Naghdi
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Yuhui Choe
Her escort Nicol Edmonds
Her escort James Hay
Her escort Valeri Hristov
Her escort Marcelino Sambé
Leading flower Claire Calvert
Leading flower Helen Crawford
Leading flower Hikaru Kobayashi
Leading flower Emma Maguire
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Marianela Nuñez
Grand pas de deux Vadim Muntagirov
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: 7.36-8.26pm, Act II: 8.56-9.45pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 14 January 2016 (in Royal Opera House Collections)