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The Nutcracker-5 January 2018 Evening 7.30pm

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Barry Wordsworth
Co-Concert Master Sergey Levitin
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Thomas Whitehead
Clara
His god-daughter 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Benjamin Ella
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 		Gary Avis
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Caspar Lench
Clara's partner Tristan Dyer
Grandmother Hannah Grennell
Grandfather Alastair Marriott
Dancing mistress Kristen McNally
Captain Bennet Gartside
Harlequin
a doll 		Fernando Montaño
Columbine
a doll 		Isabella Gasparini
Soldier
a doll 		Joseph Sissens
Vivandière
a doll 		Anna Rose O'Sullivan
St Nicholas Francisco Serrano
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse king Nicol Edmonds
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 Sarah Lamb
The Prince Federico Bonelli
Divertissements
Spanish dance Kristen McNally
Spanish dance Nicol Edmonds
Spanish dance Annette Buvoli
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Hannah Grennell
Spanish dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian dance Gina Storm-Jensen
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance David Donnelly
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Chinese dance Matthew Ball
Chinese dance Joseph Sissens
Russian dance Tristan Dyer
Russian dance Francisco Serrano
Dance of the Mirlitons Mayara Magri
Dance of the Mirlitons Chisato Katsura
Dance of the Mirlitons Fumi Kaneko
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Claire Calvert
Her escort William Bracewell
Her escort Kevin Emerton
Her escort James Hay
Her escort Calvin Richardson
Leading flower Yuhui Choe
Leading flower Olivia Cowley
Leading flower Laura McCulloch
Leading flower Itziar Mendizabal
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Sarah Lamb
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: 7.35-8.26pm, Act II: 8.57-9.46pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 5 January 2018 (in Royal Opera House Collections)