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The Nutcracker-21 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 Koen Kessels
Concert Master Robert Gibbs
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Christopher Saunders
Clara
His god-daughter 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Luca Acri
The Sugar Plum Fairy Fumi Kaneko
The Prince William Bracewell
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's Assistant Paul Kay
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 		Ptolemy Gidney
Clara's partner Leo Dixon
Grandmother Lara Turk
Grandfather Kevin Emerton
Dancing mistress Kristen McNally
Captain Thomas Whitehead
Harlequin
a doll 		Tristan Dyer
Columbine
a doll 		Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Soldier
a doll 		David Yudes
Vivandière
a doll 		Anna Rose O'Sullivan
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 Téo Dubreuil
Arabian dance Itziar Mendizabal
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance Leo Dixon
Chinese dance Joonhyuk Jun
Chinese dance Stanisław Węgrzyn
Russian dance Kevin Emerton
Russian dance Taisuke Nakao
Dance of the Mirlitons Sophie Allnatt
Dance of the Mirlitons Mica Bradbury
Dance of the Mirlitons Ashley Dean
Dance of the Mirlitons Romany Pajdak
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Yuhui Choe
Her Escort Harry Churches
Her Escort David Donnelly
Her Escort Benjamin Ella
Her Escort Valentino Zucchetti
Leading Flower Annette Buvoli
Leading Flower Melissa Hamilton
Leading Flower Chisato Katsura
Leading Flower Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Flowers Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux
Sugar Plum Fairy Fumi Kaneko
The Prince William Bracewell
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
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: 7.35-8.24pm, Act II: 8.56-9.45pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 21 December 2018 (in Royal Opera House Collections)