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The Nutcracker-29 November 2016 Matinee 1.00pm

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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 Thomas Whitehead
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 Marcelino Sambé
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 		Blake Smith
Clara's partner Benjamin Ella
Grandmother Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani
Grandfather Philip Mosley
Dancing mistress Elizabeth McGorian
Captain Erico Montes
Harlequin
a doll 		Tristan Dyer
Columbine
a doll 		Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Soldier
a doll 		Luca Acri
Vivandière
a doll 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
St Nicholas Giacomo Rovero
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse King Tomas Mock
Scene 5: The Land of Snow
Snowflakes Artists of The Royal Ballet
Singers
Director, Charles Cole 		London Oratory Junior Choir
Act II
Scene 1: The journey to the Kingdom of the Sweets
Scene 2: The Sugar Garden of the Palace
The Sugar Plum Fairy Francesca Hayward
The Prince Alexander Campbell
Divertissements
Spanish dance Kristen McNally
Spanish dance Johannes Stepanek
Spanish dance Annette Buvoli
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Demelza Parish
Spanish dance Calvin Richardson
Arabian dance Tierney Heap
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Arabian dance David Donnelly
Arabian dance Fernando Montaño
Chinese dance Luca Acri
Chinese dance Marcelino Sambé
Russian dance Benjamin Ella
Russian dance Kevin Emerton
Dance of the Mirlitons Ashley Dean
Dance of the Mirlitons Isabella Gasparini
Dance of the Mirlitons Chisato Katsura
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Yasmine Naghdi
Her escort Matthew Ball
Her escort Reece Clarke
Her escort Tristan Dyer
Her escort Nicol Edmonds
Leading flower Hikaru Kobayashi
Leading flower Emma Maguire
Leading flower Itziar Mendizabal
Leading flower Romany Pajdak
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Francesca Hayward
Grand pas de deux Alexander Campbell
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
Angels, Children, Toy Soldiers, Mice, Gingerbreads, Rabbit Drummer, Pages, Sentry Students of The Royal Ballet School
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: This performance was dedicated to Sir Peter Wright in celebration of his 90th birthday.
Durations: Act I: 1.05-1.55pm, Act II: 2.27-3.17pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 29 November 2016 (in Royal Opera House Collections)