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The Nutcracker-28 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 Bennet Gartside
Clara
His god-daughter 		Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		James Hay
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 		Alastair Marriott
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Jack Fielding
Clara's partner Tristan Dyer
Grandmother Hannah Grennell
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing mistress Laura McCulloch
Captain Thomas Whitehead
Harlequin
a doll 		Fernando Montaño
Columbine
a doll 		Isabella Gasparini
Soldier
a doll 		Paul Kay
Vivandière
a doll 		Chisato Katsura
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 Yasmine Naghdi
The Prince Matthew Ball
Divertissements
Spanish dance Olivia Cowley
Spanish dance Tomas Mock
Spanish dance Gina Storm-Jensen
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Hannah Grennell
Spanish dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian dance Tierney Heap
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance Kevin Emerton
Arabian dance Harry Churches
Chinese dance Leo Dixon
Chinese dance Calvin Richardson
Russian dance Paul Kay
Russian dance David Yudes
Dance of the Mirlitons Isabella Gasparini
Dance of the Mirlitons Chisato Katsura
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Dias
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Claire Calvert
Her escort William Bracewell
Her escort David Donnelly
Her escort Téo Dubreuil
Her escort Valentino Zucchetti
Leading flower Yuhui Choe
Leading flower Melissa Hamilton
Leading flower Nathalie Harrison
Leading flower Laura McCulloch
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Yasmine Naghdi
Grand pas de deux Matthew Ball
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: 7.05-7.53pm, Act II: 8.25-9.12pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 28 December 2017 (in Royal Opera House Collections)