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The Nutcracker - 28 December 1999 Evening
Ballet:
Performance details
Company: |
The Royal Ballet |
Venue: |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |
Performance status: |
Revival |
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 |
Durations: |
Act I: 49 minutes, Interval: 30 minutes, Act II: 46 minutes |
Information source: |
Royal Opera House cast sheet for 28 December 1999 (in Royal Opera House Collections) |