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The Nutcracker-12 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
Concert Master Sergey Levitin
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Bennet Gartside
Clara
His god-daughter 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Valentino Zucchetti
The Sugar Plum Fairy Yasmine Naghdi
The Prince Ryoichi Hirano
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's Assistant Tristan Dyer
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 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Luke Wragg
Clara's partner Luca Acri
Grandmother Lara Turk
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing mistress Kristen McNally
Captain Nicol Edmonds
Harlequin
a doll 		Kevin Emerton
Columbine
a doll 		Isabella Gasparini
Soldier
a doll 		Joseph Sissens
Vivandière
a doll 		Romany Pajdak
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
Spanish dance Mica Bradbury
Spanish dance David Donnelly
Spanish dance Gina Storm-Jensen
Spanish dance Joseph Sissens
Spanish dance Leticia Dias
Spanish dance Harry Churches
Arabian dance Romany Pajdak
Arabian dance Nicol Edmonds
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance Leo Dixon
Chinese dance Joonhyuk Jun
Chinese dance Stanisław Węgrzyn
Russian dance Luca Acri
Russian dance Tristan Dyer
Dance of the Mirlitons Ashley Dean
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Dance of the Mirlitons Mariko Sasaki
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Fumi Kaneko
Her Escort Téo Dubreuil
Her Escort Kevin Emerton
Her Escort Tomas Mock
Her Escort Calvin Richardson
Leading Flower Hannah Grennell
Leading Flower Chisato Katsura
Leading Flower Mayara Magri
Leading Flower Lara Turk
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: 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: 7.37-8.29pm, Act II: 9.03-9.52pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 12 December 2018 (in Royal Opera House Collections)