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The Nutcracker - 28 December 2002 Evening
Ballet:
Performance details
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Company: |
The Royal Ballet |
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Venue: |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |
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Performance status: |
Revival |
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Conductor
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Paul Murphy
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Leader
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Robert Gibbs
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Cast |
| Herr Drosselmeyer
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William Tuckett |
Clara
his God-daughter
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Natasha Oughtred |
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew
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Ricardo Cervera |
| Act I scene 1
Drosselmeyer's workshop - early evening
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| Drosselmeyer's Assistant
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Tim Matiakis |
| Act I scene 2
Street outside the Stahlbaums' house
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| Maiden Aunt
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Diane Holland |
| Maiden Aunt
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Susan Nye |
| Housekeeper
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Romayne Grigorova |
| Act I scene 3
The Stahlbaums' living room
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Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father
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Christopher Saunders |
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother
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Elizabeth McGorian |
Fritz
her brother
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James Johnson |
| Clara's Partner
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Brian Maloney |
| Grandmother
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Vanessa Fenton |
| Grandfather
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Philip Mosley |
| Dancing Mistress
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Vanessa Palmer |
| Captain
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David Drew |
Harlequin
a doll
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Jonathan Howells |
Columbine
a doll
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Jane Burn |
Soldier
a doll
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José Martín |
Vivandière
a doll
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Isabel McMeekan |
| St Nicholas
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Rupert Pennefather |
| Devil
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Adam Linder |
| Devil
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Michael Stojko |
| Act I scene 4
The Battle
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| The Mouse King
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José María Tirado |
| Act I scene 5
The Land of Snow
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| Snowflakes
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Artists of The Royal Ballet |
| Act II scene I
The journey to the Kingdom of Sweets
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| Act II scene 2
The Sugar Garden of the Palace
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| The Sugar Plum Fairy
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Zenaida Yanowsky |
| The Prince
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Iñaki Urlezaga |
| Divertissements
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| Spanish Dance
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Laura Morera |
| Spanish Dance
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David Pickering |
| Spanish Dance
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Kristen McNally |
| Spanish Dance
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Joshua Tuifua |
| Spanish Dance
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Emily Low |
| Spanish Dance
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José Martín |
| Arabian Dance
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Vanessa Palmer |
| Arabian Dance
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Bennet Gartside |
| Arabian Dance
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Kenta Kura |
| Arabian Dance
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Thomas Whitehead |
| Chinese Dance
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Adam Linder |
| Chinese Dance
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Tim Matiakis |
| Chinese Dance
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Michael Stojko |
| Chinese Dance
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James Wilkie |
| Russian Dance
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Brian Maloney |
| Russian Dance
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Richard Ramsey |
| Dance of the Mirlitons
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Bethany Keating |
| Dance of the Mirlitons
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Iohna Loots |
| Dance of the Mirlitons
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Isabel McMeekan |
| Dance of the Mirlitons
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Sian Murphy |
| Waltz of the Flowers
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| Rose Fairy
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Mara Galeazzi |
| Her Escort
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Valeri Hristov |
| Her Escort
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Ernst Meisner |
| Her Escort
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Anton Pankevitch |
| Her Escort
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Johannes Stepanek |
| Leading Flower
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Victoria Hewitt |
| Leading Flower
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Lauren Cuthbertson |
| Leading Flower
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Tomoko Furuya |
| Leading Flower
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Samantha Raine |
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Artists of The Royal Ballet |
| Grand pas de deux
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Zenaida Yanowsky |
| Grand pas de deux
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Iñaki Urlezaga |
| Finale
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Entire Cast |
| Act II scene 3
Street outside the Stahlbaums' house
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| Act II scene 4
Drosselmeyer's workshop - later that night
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| Aunts, uncles, parents, maids, manservants, revellers
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Artists of The Royal Ballet |
| Children, toy soldiers, mice, gingerbreads, rabbit drummer, pages, sentry
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Students of The Royal Ballet School (Lower School) |
| Angels
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Students of The Royal Ballet School (Upper School) |
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London Oratory Junior Choir |
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The Royal Ballet Sinfonia |
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Durations: |
Act I: 49 minutes, Interval: 30 minutes, Act II: 49 minutes |
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Information source: |
Royal Opera House cast sheet for 28 December 2002 (in Royal Opera House Collections) |