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The Nutcracker-27 December 2017 Evening 7.00pm

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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 Alastair Marriott
Clara
His god-daughter 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Valentino Zucchetti
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's assistant Benjamin Ella
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 		Laura McCulloch
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Caspar Lench
Clara's partner Leo Dixon
Grandmother Kristen McNally
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing mistress Olivia Cowley
Captain Bennet Gartside
Harlequin
a doll 		Tristan Dyer
Columbine
a doll 		Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Soldier
a doll 		Paul Kay
Vivandière
a doll 		Chisato Katsura
St Nicholas Francisco Serrano
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
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 Claire Calvert
The Prince Nehemiah Kish
Divertissements
Spanish dance Olivia Cowley
Spanish dance David Donnelly
Spanish dance Mica Bradbury
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Hannah Grennell
Spanish dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian dance Itziar Mendizabal
Arabian dance Reece Clarke
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance Harry Churches
Chinese dance Leo Dixon
Chinese dance David Yudes
Russian dance Kevin Emerton
Russian dance Paul Kay
Dance of the Mirlitons Camille Bracher
Dance of the Mirlitons Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Dance of the Mirlitons Chisato Katsura
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Melissa Hamilton
Her escort Matthew Ball
Her escort Téo Dubreuil
Her escort Tomas Mock
Her escort Calvin Richardson
Leading flower Yuhui Choe
Leading flower Gina Storm-Jensen
Leading flower Nathalie Harrison
Leading flower Leticia Stock
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Claire Calvert
Grand pas de deux Nehemiah Kish
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: 7.06-7.55pm, Act II: 8.25-9.13pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 27 December 2017 (in Royal Opera House Collections)