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The Nutcracker-18 December 2017 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 Paul Murphy
Leader Robert Gibbs
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Gary Avis
Clara
His god-daughter 		Francesca Hayward
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Alexander Campbell
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 		Christopher Saunders
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Caspar Lench
Clara's partner Tristan Dyer
Grandmother Nathalie Harrison
Grandfather Alastair Marriott
Dancing mistress Kristen McNally
Captain Bennet Gartside
Harlequin
a doll 		Fernando Montaño
Columbine
a doll 		Elizabeth Harrod
Soldier
a doll 		Benjamin Ella
Vivandière
a doll 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
St Nicholas Giacomo Rovero
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
Singers
Director, Charles Cole 		London Oratory School Schola
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 Tierney Heap
Spanish dance Nicol Edmonds
Spanish dance Mica Bradbury
Spanish dance Tristan Dyer
Spanish dance Grace Blundell
Spanish dance Téo Dubreuil
Arabian dance Melissa Hamilton
Arabian dance Reece Clarke
Arabian dance David Donnelly
Arabian dance Fernando Montaño
Chinese dance Leo Dixon
Chinese dance David Yudes
Russian dance Benjamin Ella
Russian dance Kevin Emerton
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Mayara Magri
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Yuhui Choe
Her escort Matthew Ball
Her escort James Hay
Her escort Tomas Mock
Her escort Valentino Zucchetti
Leading flower Claire Calvert
Leading flower Itziar Mendizabal
Leading flower Fumi Kaneko
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 Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Durations: Act I: 7.35-8.24pm, Act II: 8.54-9.43pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 18 December 2017 (in Royal Opera House Collections)