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The Nutcracker-15 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 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 		Thomas Whitehead
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Christina Arestis
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Blake Smith
Clara's partner David Yudes
Grandmother Kristen McNally
Grandfather Philip Mosley
Dancing mistress Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani
Captain Bennet Gartside
Harlequin
a doll 		Kevin Emerton
Columbine
a doll 		Isabella Gasparini
Soldier
a doll 		Paul Kay
Vivandière
a doll 		Romany Pajdak
St Nicholas Giacomo Rovero
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse King Reece Clarke
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 Laura Morera
The Prince Federico Bonelli
Divertissements
Spanish dance Kristen McNally
Spanish dance Thomas Whitehead
Spanish dance Annette Buvoli
Spanish dance David Donnelly
Spanish dance Demelza Parish
Spanish dance Calvin Richardson
Arabian dance Olivia Cowley
Arabian dance Eric Underwood
Arabian dance Matthew Ball
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Chinese dance Benjamin Ella
Chinese dance Solomon Golding
Russian dance Paul Kay
Russian dance David Yudes
Dance of the Mirlitons Camille Bracher
Dance of the Mirlitons Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Dance of the Mirlitons Romany Pajdak
Dance of the Mirlitons Mariko Sasaki
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Yasmine Naghdi
Her escort Tristan Dyer
Her escort Kevin Emerton
Her escort James Hay
Her escort Fernando Montaño
Leading flower Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani
Leading flower Olivia Cowley
Leading flower Tierney Heap
Leading flower Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Laura Morera
Grand pas de deux Federico Bonelli
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 15 December 2016 (in Royal Opera House Collections)