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The Nutcracker-9 January 2019 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 Sergey Levitin
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Gary Avis
Clara
His god-daughter 		Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Marcelino Sambé
The Sugar Plum Fairy Laura Morera
The Prince William Bracewell
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's Assistant David Yudes
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 		Christopher Saunders
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Amos Child
Clara's partner Luca Acri
Grandmother Hannah Grennell
Grandfather Alastair Marriott
Dancing mistress Kristen McNally
Captain Bennet Gartside
Harlequin
a doll 		Benjamin Ella
Columbine
a doll 		Elizabeth Harrod
Soldier
a doll 		Paul Kay
Vivandière
a doll 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
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 Erico Montes
Spanish dance Hannah Grennell
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
Arabian dance Gina Storm-Jensen
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance David Donnelly
Arabian dance Leo Dixon
Chinese dance Luca Acri
Chinese dance Francisco Serrano
Russian dance Taisuke Nakao
Russian dance David Yudes
Dance of the Mirlitons Mica Bradbury
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Romany Pajdak
Dance of the Mirlitons Mariko Sasaki
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Melissa Hamilton
Her Escort Tristan Dyer
Her Escort Benjamin Ella
Her Escort Tomas Mock
Her Escort Valentino Zucchetti
Leading Flower Annette Buvoli
Leading Flower Fumi Kaneko
Leading Flower Mayara Magri
Leading Flower Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Flowers Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux
Sugar Plum Fairy Laura Morera
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 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: 7.34-8.23pm, Act II: 8.54-9.42pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 9 January 2019 (in Royal Opera House Collections)