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The Nutcracker-15 December 2018 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 Barry Wordsworth
Concert Master Sergey Levitin
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Bennet Gartside
Clara
His god-daughter 		Ashley Dean
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		David Yudes
The Sugar Plum Fairy Yuhui Choe
The Prince Benjamin Ella
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 Claire Lumley
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 		Amos Childs
Clara's partner Leo Dixon
Grandmother Hannah Grennell
Grandfather Philip Mosley
Dancing mistress Kristen McNally
Captain Erico Montes
Harlequin
a doll 		Téo Dubreuil
Columbine
a doll 		Mariko Sasaki
Soldier
a doll 		Francisco Serrano
Vivandière
a doll 		Chisato Katsura
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse King David Donnelly
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 Kristen McNally
Spanish dance Calvin Richardson
Spanish dance Julia Roscoe
Spanish dance Giacomo Rovero
Spanish dance Isabel Lubach
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
Arabian dance Melissa Hamilton
Arabian dance Reece Clarke
Arabian dance Téo Dubreuil
Arabian dance David Donnelly
Chinese dance Harry Churches
Chinese dance Joseph Sissens
Russian dance Leo Dixon
Russian dance Francisco Serrano
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Dias
Dance of the Mirlitons Isabella Gasparini
Dance of the Mirlitons Elizabeth Harrod
Dance of the Mirlitons Sae Maeda
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Her Escort Luca Acri
Her Escort Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Her Escort Tristan Dyer
Her Escort Marcelino Sambé
Leading Flower Annette Buvoli
Leading Flower Chisato Katsura
Leading Flower Itziar Mendizabal
Leading Flower Hannah Grennell
Flowers Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux
Sugar Plum Fairy Yuhui Choe
The Prince Benjamin Ella
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
Notes: This was a Paul Hamlyn Christmas Treat performance, in memory of Paul Hamlyn.
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) ; The Helen Hamlyn Trust (performance)
Durations: Act I: 2.07-2.58pm, Act II: 3.29-4.18pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 15 December 2018 (in Royal Opera House Collections)