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The Nutcracker - 28 December 1999 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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Alexander Polishchuck
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Guest Leader
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Kyra Humphries
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Choir Director
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Patrick Russill
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Cast |
| Herr Drosselmeyer
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Luke Heydon |
Clara
his God-daughter
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Leana Palmer |
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
his nephew
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Justin Meissner |
| Act I scene 1
Drosselmeyer's workshop - early evening
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| Drosselmeyer's Assistant
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Jonathan Howells |
| 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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Pauline Wadsworth |
| 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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Stephen Emerson |
| Clara's partner
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Ivan Putrov |
| Grandmother
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Genesia Rosato |
| Grandfather
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William Tuckett |
| Dancing Mistress
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Vanessa Palmer |
| Captain
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David Drew |
Harlequin
a doll
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Yohei Sasaki |
Columbine
a doll
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Mara Galeazzi |
Soldier
a doll
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Ricardo Cervera |
Vivandière
a doll
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Jaimie Tapper |
| St Nicholas
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Rupert Pennefather |
| Devil
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Martin Harvey |
| Devil
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Michael Stojko |
| Act I scene 4
The Battle
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| The Mouse King
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William Tuckett |
| Act I scene 5
The Land of Snow
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| 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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Sarah Wildor |
| The Prince
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Bruce Sansom |
| Divertissements
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| Spanish Dance
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Rachel Rawlins |
| Spanish Dance
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Victor Alvarez |
| Spanish Dance
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Chloe Davies |
| Spanish Dance
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Sian Murphy |
| Spanish Dance
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Shi-Ning Liu |
| Spanish Dance
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Yohei Sasaki |
| Arabian Dance
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Leire Ortueta |
| Arabian Dance
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Alastair Marriott |
| Arabian Dance
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David Pickering |
| Arabian Dance
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Joshua Tuifua |
| Chinese Dance
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Ricardo Cervera |
| Chinese Dance
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Bennet Gartside |
| Chinese Dance
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Jonathan Howells |
| Chinese Dance
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Antoine Jully |
| Russian Dance
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Tom Sapsford |
| Russian Dance
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Michael Stojko |
| Dance of the Mirlitons
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Mayuko Maeda |
| Dance of the Mirlitons
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Marianela Nuñez |
| Dance of the Mirlitons
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Naomi Reynolds |
| Dance of the Mirlitons
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Jenny Tattersall |
| Waltz of the Flowers
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| Rose Fairy
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Gillian Revie |
| Her Escort
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Hubert Essakow |
| Her Escort
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Maurice Vodegel-Matzen |
| Her Escort
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Edward Watson |
| Her Escort
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Thomas Whitehead |
| Leading Flower
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Jane Burn |
| Leading Flower
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Mara Galeazzi |
| Leading Flower
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Jaimie Tapper |
| Leading Flower
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Laura Morera |
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Artists of The Royal Ballet |
| Grand pas de deux
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Sarah Wildor |
| Grand pas de deux
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Bruce Sansom |
| 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, snowflakes, flowers
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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 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House |
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Durations: |
Act I: 49 minutes, Interval: 30 minutes, Act II: 46 minutes |
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Information source: |
Royal Opera House cast sheet for 28 December 1999 (in Royal Opera House Collections) |