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The Nutcracker-27 December 2017 Matinee 2.00pm

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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 Bennet Gartside
Clara
His god-daughter 		Isabella Gasparini
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Benjamin Ella
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's assistant Tristan Dyer
Scene 2: A street outside the Stahlbaums' house
Maiden Aunt Caroline Jennings
Maiden Aunt Susan Nye
Housekeeper Claire Lumley
Scene 3: The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		Alastair Marriott
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Joe Birtles Clarke
Clara's partner David Yudes
Grandmother Nathalie Harrison
Grandfather Kevin Emerton
Dancing mistress Laura McCulloch
Captain Erico Montes
Harlequin
a doll 		Téo Dubreuil
Columbine
a doll 		Leticia Stock
Soldier
a doll 		Joseph Sissens
Vivandière
a doll 		Chisato Katsura
St Nicholas Francisco Serrano
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse king Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
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 Fumi Kaneko
The Prince William Bracewell
Divertissements
Spanish dance Tierney Heap
Spanish dance David Donnelly
Spanish dance Gina Storm-Jensen
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Hannah Grennell
Spanish dance Tomas Mock
Arabian dance Olivia Cowley
Arabian dance Nicol Edmonds
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance Téo Dubreuil
Chinese dance Matthew Ball
Chinese dance Joseph Sissens
Russian dance Francisco Serrano
Russian dance David Yudes
Dance of the Mirlitons Camille Bracher
Dance of the Mirlitons Ashley Dean
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Dias
Dance of the Mirlitons Chisato Katsura
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Yuhui Choe
Her escort Reece Clarke
Her escort Tristan Dyer
Her escort Fernando Montaño
Her escort Calvin Richardson
Leading flower Nathalie Harrison
Leading flower Itziar Mendizabal
Leading flower Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Leading flower Leticia Stock
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Fumi Kaneko
Grand pas de deux William Bracewell
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: 2.05-2.54pm, Act II: 3.24-4.13pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 27 December 2017 (in Royal Opera House Collections)