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The Nutcracker-12 December 2007 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 Pavel Sorokin
Associate Concert Master Sergey Levitin
Choir Director Charles Cole
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Christopher Saunders
Clara
his God-daughter 		Bethany Keating
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew 		Steven McRae
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's Assistant Michael Stojko
Scene 2: A street outside the Stahlbaums' house
Maiden Aunt Diane Holland
Maiden Aunt Susan Nye
Housekeeper Barbara Rhodes
Scene 3: The Stahlbaum’s living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		Gary Avis
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Genesia Rosato
Fritz
Clara's brother 		John Rhys Halliwell
Clara's Partner Ludovic Ondiviela
Grandmother Kristen McNally
Grandfather Philip Mosley
Dancing Mistress Gillian Revie
Captain Johannes Stepanek
Harlequin
a doll 		Jonathan Howells
Columbine
a doll 		Sian Murphy
Soldier
a doll 		José Martín
Vivandière
a doll 		Hikaru Kobayashi
St Nicholas Kevin Emerton
Devil Paul Kay
Devil Fernando Montaño
Scene 4: The Battle
Mouse King Ryoichi Hirano
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 Sarah Lamb
The Prince Ivan Putrov
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Gillian Revie
Spanish Dance Jonathan Howells
Spanish Dance Laura McCulloch
Spanish Dance Eric Underwood
Spanish Dance Hikaru Kobayashi
Spanish Dance Joshua Tuifua
Arabian Dance Cindy Jourdain
Arabian Dance Rupert Pennefather
Arabian Dance Ernst Meisner
Arabian Dance Johannes Stepanek
Chinese Dance Paul Kay
Chinese Dance Ludovic Ondiviela
Chinese Dance Liam Scarlett
Chinese Dance Michael Stojko
Russian Dance Zachary Faruque
Russian Dance Richard Ramsey
Dance of the Mirlitons Yuhui Choe
Dance of the Mirlitons Celisa Diuana
Dance of the Mirlitons Victoria Hewitt
Dance of the Mirlitons Iohna Loots
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Alexandra Ansanelli
Her Escort Ricardo Cervera
Her Escort Bennet Gartside
Her Escort Kenta Kura
Her Escort Thomas Whitehead
Leading Flower Helen Crawford
Leading Flower Isabel McMeekan
Leading Flower Sian Murphy
Leading Flower Christina Elida Salerno
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Sarah Lamb
Grand pas de deux Ivan Putrov
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
Children, Toy Soldiers, Mice, Gingerbreads, Rabbit Drummer, Pages, Sentry, Angels Students of The Royal Ballet School (Upper School)
Children, Toy Soldiers, Mice, Gingerbreads, Rabbit Drummer, Pages, Sentry, Angels Students of The Royal Ballet School (Lower School)
London Oratory Junior Choir
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Durations: Act I: 7.35-8.25pm, Act II: 8.55-9.43pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 12 December 2007 (in Royal Opera House Collections)