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The Nutcracker-28 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 Thomas Whitehead
Clara
His god-daughter 		Leticia Stock
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 Claire Lumley
Scene 3: The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		Bennet Gartside
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Laura McCulloch
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Joe Birtles Clarke
Clara's partner Benjamin Ella
Grandmother Kristen McNally
Grandfather Alastair Marriott
Dancing mistress Elizabeth McGorian
Captain Erico Montes
Harlequin
a doll 		Kevin Emerton
Columbine
a doll 		Camille Bracher
Soldier
a doll 		David Yudes
Vivandière
a doll 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
St Nicholas Francisco Serrano
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse king Téo Dubreuil
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 Beatriz Stix-Brunell
The Prince Nicol Edmonds
Divertissements
Spanish dance Kristen McNally
Spanish dance William Bracewell
Spanish dance Mica Bradbury
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Hannah Grennell
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
Arabian dance Tierney Heap
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Arabian dance Harry Churches
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Chinese dance Leo Dixon
Chinese dance Joseph Sissens
Russian dance Benjamin Ella
Russian dance David Yudes
Dance of the Mirlitons Camille Bracher
Dance of the Mirlitons Chisato Katsura
Dance of the Mirlitons Ashley Dean
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Claire Calvert
Her escort David Donnelly
Her escort Téo Dubreuil
Her escort Fernando Montaño
Her escort Calvin Richardson
Leading flower Nathalie Harrison
Leading flower Fumi Kaneko
Leading flower Gina Storm-Jensen
Leading flower Olivia Cowley
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Grand pas de deux Nicol Edmonds
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: 3.24-4.12pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 28 December 2017 (in Royal Opera House Collections)