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The Nutcracker-1 January 2019 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 Robert Gibbs
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Alastair Marriott
Clara
His god-daughter 		Isabella Gasparini
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Benjamin Ella
The Sugar Plum Fairy Beatriz Stix-Brunell
The Prince Nicol Edmonds
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 Claire Lumley
Scene 3: The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		Christopher Saunders
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Ptolemy Gidney
Clara's partner David Yudes
Grandmother Kristen McNally
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing mistress Lara Turk
Captain Kevin Emerton
Harlequin
a doll 		Harry Churches
Columbine
a doll 		Ashley Dean
Soldier
a doll 		Joseph Sissens
Vivandière
a doll 		Romany Pajdak
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 Kristen McNally
Spanish dance Calvin Richardson
Spanish dance Julia Roscoe
Spanish dance Giacomo Rovero
Spanish dance Isabel Lubach
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
Arabian dance Itziar Mendizabal
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance Joseph Aumeer
Arabian dance Téo Dubreuil
Chinese dance Harry Churches
Chinese dance Joseph Sissens
Russian dance Taisuke Nakao
Russian dance David Yudes
Dance of the Mirlitons Ashley Dean
Dance of the Mirlitons Mica Bradbury
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Dance of the Mirlitons Mariko Sasaki
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Elizabeth Harrod
Her Escort David Donnelly
Her Escort Tomas Mock
Her Escort Marcelino Sambé
Her Escort Luca Acri
Leading Flower Hannah Grennell
Leading Flower Romany Pajdak
Leading Flower Gina Storm-Jensen
Leading Flower Lara Turk
Flowers Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux
Sugar Plum Fairy Beatriz Stix-Brunell
The Prince Nicol Edmonds
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: 2.05-2.56pm, Act II: 3.27-4.15pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 1 January 2019 (in Royal Opera House Collections)