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The Nutcracker-29 December 2005 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 Paul Murphy
Guest Leader Boris Brovtsyn
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Christopher Saunders
Clara
his God-daughter 		Caroline Duprot
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Brian Maloney
ACT I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop - early evening
Drosselmeyer's Assistant Giacomo Ciriaci
Scene 2: Street outside the Stahlbaums' house
Maiden Aunt Diane Holland
Maiden Aunt Pauline Wadsworth
Housekeeper Romayne Grigorova
Scene 3: The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		Gary Avis
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Genesia Rosato
Fritz
her brother 		Teo Dubreuil
Clara's partner Michael Stojko
Grandmother Olivia Cowley
Grandfather Philip Mosley
Dancing Mistress Elizabeth McGorian
Captain Valeri Hristov
Harlequin
a doll 		Jonathan Howells
Columbine
a doll 		Victoria Hewitt
Soldier
a doll 		Bennet Gartside
Vivandière
a doll 		Helen Crawford
St Nicholas Xander Parish
Devil Ludovic Ondiviela
Devil Steven McRae
Scene 4: The Battle
The Mouse King David Pickering
Scene 5: The Land of Snow
Snowflakes Artists of The Royal Ballet
ACT II
Scene 1: The journey to the Kingdom of Sweets
Scene 2: The Sugar Garden of the Palace
The Sugar Plum Fairy Belinda Hatley
The Prince Yohei Sasaki
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Francesca Filpi
Spanish Dance David Pickering
Spanish Dance Hikaru Kobayashi
Spanish Dance Johannes Stepanek
Spanish Dance Laura McCulloch
Spanish Dance Joshua Tuifua
Arabian Dance Christina Arestis
Arabian Dance David Makhateli
Arabian Dance Kenta Kura
Arabian Dance Ernst Meisner
Chinese Dance Zachary Faruque
Chinese Dance Ludovic Ondiviela
Chinese Dance Richard Ramsey
Chinese Dance James Wilkie
Russian Dance Michael Stojko
Russian Dance Steven McRae
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Bond
Dance of the Mirlitons Celisa Diuana
Dance of the Mirlitons Iohna Loots
Dance of the Mirlitons Samantha Raine
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Gillian Revie
Her Escort Bennet Gartside
Her Escort Martin Harvey
Her Escort Valeri Hristov
Her Escort Rupert Pennefather
Leading Flower Victoria Hewitt
Leading Flower Emily Low
Leading Flower Vanessa Palmer
Leading Flower Gemma Sykes
Flowers, Cavaliers Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Belinda Hatley
Grand pas de deux Yohei Sasaki
Finale Entire Cast
Scene 3: Street outside the Stahlbaums' house
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 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Durations: Act I: 7.33-8.22pm, Act II: 8.52-9.41pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 29 December 2005 (in Royal Opera House Collections)