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The Nutcracker-23 December 2017 Matinee 12.30pm

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Barry Wordsworth
Concert Master Peter Manning
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Christopher Saunders
Clara
His god-daughter 		Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Tristan Dyer
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's assistant Paul Kay
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 		Kristen McNally
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Jack Fielding
Clara's partner Benjamin Ella
Grandmother Nathalie Harrison
Grandfather Philip Mosley
Dancing mistress Lara Turk
Captain Thomas Whitehead
Harlequin
a doll 		Kevin Emerton
Columbine
a doll 		Camille Bracher
Soldier
a doll 		David Yudes
Vivandière
a doll 		Mayara Magri
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
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 Laura Morera
The Prince Federico Bonelli
Divertissements
Spanish dance Kristen McNally
Spanish dance Nicol Edmonds
Spanish dance Mica Bradbury
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Grace Blundell
Spanish dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian dance Lara Turk
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance Kevin Emerton
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Chinese dance Benjamin Ella
Chinese dance Joseph Sissens
Russian dance Leo Dixon
Russian dance Joshua Junker
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Dias
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Mayara Magri
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Stock
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Elizabeth Harrod
Her escort William Bracewell
Her escort David Donnelly
Her escort James Hay
Her escort Calvin Richardson
Leading flower Claire Calvert
Leading flower Laura McCulloch
Leading flower Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Leading flower Gina Storm-Jensen
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
Durations: Act I: 12.35-1.25pm, Act II: 1.55-2.44pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 23 December 2017 (in Royal Opera House Collections)