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The Nutcracker-31 December 2002 Matinee

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Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Charles Barker
Leader Robert Gibbs
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Christopher Saunders
Clara
his God-daughter 		Bethany Keating
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Jonathan Howells
Act I scene 1 Drosselmeyer's workshop - early evening
Drosselmeyer's Assistant Tim Matiakis
Act I scene 2 Street outside the Stahlbaums' house
Maiden Aunt Diane Holland
Maiden Aunt Susan Nye
Housekeeper Romayne Grigorova
Act I scene 3 The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		David Drew
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Genesia Rosato
Fritz
her brother 		James Hay
Clara's Partner Michael Stojko
Grandmother Elizabeth McGorian
Grandfather Philip Mosley
Dancing Mistress Vanessa Palmer
Captain David Pickering
Harlequin
a doll 		Ricardo Cervera
Columbine
a doll 		Mara Galeazzi
Soldier
a doll 		José Martín
Vivandière
a doll 		Deirdre Chapman
St Nicholas Rupert Pennefather
Devil Adam Linder
Devil James Wilkie
Act I scene 4 The Battle
The Mouse King David Pickering
Act I scene 5 The Land of Snow
Snowflakes Artists of The Royal Ballet
Act II scene I The journey to the Kingdom of Sweets
Act II scene 2 The Sugar Garden of the Palace
The Sugar Plum Fairy Zenaida Yanowsky
The Prince Iñaki Urlezaga
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Laura Morera
Spanish Dance David Pickering
Spanish Dance Kristen McNally
Spanish Dance Joshua Tuifua
Spanish Dance Gemma Sykes
Spanish Dance José Martín
Arabian Dance Vanessa Palmer
Arabian Dance Bennet Gartside
Arabian Dance Kenta Kura
Arabian Dance Thomas Whitehead
Chinese Dance Adam Linder
Chinese Dance Tim Matiakis
Chinese Dance Michael Stojko
Chinese Dance James Wilkie
Russian Dance Brian Maloney
Russian Dance Richard Ramsey
Dance of the Mirlitons Victoria Hewitt
Dance of the Mirlitons Emma Maguire
Dance of the Mirlitons Isabel McMeekan
Dance of the Mirlitons Sian Murphy
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Belinda Hatley
Her Escort Valeri Hristov
Her Escort Ernst Meisner
Her Escort Anton Pankevitch
Her Escort Johannes Stepanek
Leading Flower Deirdre Chapman
Leading Flower Lauren Cuthbertson
Leading Flower Tomoko Furuya
Leading Flower Samantha Raine
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Zenaida Yanowsky
Grand pas de deux Iñaki Urlezaga
Finale Entire Cast
Act II scene 3 Street outside the Stahlbaums' house
Act II scene 4 Drosselmeyer's workshop - later that night
Aunts, uncles, parents, maids, manservants, revellers Artists of The Royal Ballet
Children, toy soldiers, mice, gingerbreads, rabbit drummer, pages, sentry Students of The Royal Ballet School (Lower School)
Angels Students of The Royal Ballet School (Upper School)
London Oratory Junior Choir
The Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Durations: Act I: 49 minutes, Interval: 30 minutes, Act II: 49 minutes
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet for 31 December 2002 (in Royal Opera House Collections)