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The Nutcracker-7 December 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
Associate Concert Master Ania Safonova
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Christopher Saunders
Clara
His god-daughter 		Emma Maguire
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Luca Acri
The Sugar Plum Fairy Yasmine Naghdi
The Prince Ryoichi Hirano
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's Assistant Benjamin Ella
Scene 2: A street outside the Stahlbaums' house
Maiden aunt Claire Lumley
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 		Ptolemy Gidney
Clara's partner Leo Dixon
Grandmother Lara Turk
Grandfather Philip Mosley
Dancing mistress Kristen McNally
Captain Thomas Whitehead
Harlequin
a doll 		Harry Churches
Columbine
a doll 		Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Soldier
a doll 		Joseph Sissens
Vivandière
a doll 		Romany Pajdak
St Nicholas Joonhyuk Jun
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
Spanish dance Lara Turk
Spanish dance Calvin Richardson
Spanish dance Mariko Sasaki
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Grace Blundell
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
Arabian dance Itziar Mendizabal
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance Harry Churches
Chinese dance Marcelino Sambé
Chinese dance Joseph Sissens
Russian dance Leo Dixon
Russian dance Taisuke Nakao
Dance of the Mirlitons Sophie Allnatt
Dance of the Mirlitons Mica Bradbury
Dance of the Mirlitons Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Dance of the Mirlitons Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Yuhui Choe
Her Escort William Bracewell
Her Escort Reece Clarke
Her Escort David Donnelly
Her Escort Nicol Edmonds
Leading Flower Annette Buvoli
Leading Flower Melissa Hamilton
Leading Flower Fumi Kaneko
Leading Flower Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Flowers Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux
Sugar Plum Fairy Yasmine Naghdi
The Prince Ryoichi Hirano
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
Sponsor: Van Cleef & Arpels (performance) ; Rena Lavery (roles of Principal Guest Coaches Darcey Bussell and Irek Mukhamedov) ; Sandro Lavery (roles of Principal Guest Coaches Darcey Bussell and Irek Mukhamedov)
Durations: Act I: 7.36-8.27pm, Act II: 8.58-9.47pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 7 December 2018 (in Royal Opera House Collections)