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The Nutcracker-6 December 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 Christopher Saunders
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 		Gary Avis
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Christina Arestis
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Caspar Lench
Clara's partner Benjamin Ella
Grandmother Hannah Grennell
Grandfather Alastair Marriott
Dancing mistress Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani
Captain Thomas Whitehead
Harlequin
a doll 		Fernando Montaño
Columbine
a doll 		Leticia Stock
Soldier
a doll 		Marcelino Sambé
Vivandière
a doll 		Mayara Magri
St Nicholas Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse King Nicol Edmonds
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 Marianela Nuñez
The Prince Vadim Muntagirov
Divertissements
Spanish dance Christina Arestis
Spanish dance Thomas Whitehead
Spanish dance Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani
Spanish dance Eric Underwood
Spanish dance Tierney Heap
Spanish dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian dance Itziar Mendizabal
Arabian dance Ryoichi Hirano
Arabian dance Reece Clarke
Arabian dance Nicol Edmonds
Chinese dance Benjamin Ella
Chinese dance Solomon Golding
Russian dance Paul Kay
Russian dance David Yudes
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Mayara Magri
Dance of the Mirlitons Romany Pajdak
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Stock
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Yasmine Naghdi
Her escort Matthew Ball
Her escort James Hay
Her escort Tomas Mock
Her escort Valentino Zucchetti
Leading flower Claire Calvert
Leading flower Olivia Cowley
Leading flower Helen Crawford
Leading flower Beatriz Stix-Brunell
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
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: 7.35-8.25pm, Act II: 8.56-9.46pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 6 December 2016 (in Royal Opera House Collections)