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The Nutcracker-31 December 2018 Evening 6.00pm

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Barry Wordsworth
Concert Master Robert Gibbs
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Christopher Saunders
Clara
His god-daughter 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Tristan Dyer
The Sugar Plum Fairy Akane Takada
The Prince Valentino Zucchetti
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's Assistant Benjamin Ella
Scene 2: A street outside the Stahlbaums' house
Maiden aunt Caroline Jennings
Maiden aunt Susan Nye
Housekeeper Claire Lumley
Scene 3: The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		Thomas Whitehead
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Luke Wragg
Clara's partner Joseph Sissens
Grandmother Kristen McNally
Grandfather Kevin Emerton
Dancing mistress Lara Turk
Captain Bennet Gartside
Harlequin
a doll 		Téo Dubreuil
Columbine
a doll 		Ashley Dean
Soldier
a doll 		Luca Acri
Vivandière
a doll 		Leticia Dias
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse King Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Scene 5: The Land of Snow
Snowflakes Artists of The Royal Ballet
Singers
Director, Charles Cole 		London Oratory Junior Choir
Singers
Director, Charles Cole 		London Oratory School Schola
Act II
Scene 1: The journey to the Kingdom of Sweets
Scene 2: The Sugar Garden of the Palace
Spanish dance Kristen McNally
Spanish dance Tomas Mock
Spanish dance Julia Roscoe
Spanish dance Giacomo Rovero
Spanish dance Hannah Grennell
Spanish dance Téo Dubreuil
Arabian dance Romany Pajdak
Arabian dance Nicol Edmonds
Arabian dance Joseph Aumeer
Arabian dance Leo Dixon
Chinese dance Harry Churches
Chinese dance Joseph Sissens
Russian dance Paul Kay
Russian dance David Yudes
Dance of the Mirlitons Sophie Allnatt
Dance of the Mirlitons Mica Bradbury
Dance of the Mirlitons Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Itziar Mendizabal
Her Escort Luca Acri
Her Escort Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Her Escort David Donnelly
Her Escort Kevin Emerton
Leading Flower Claire Calvert
Leading Flower Yuhui Choe
Leading Flower Annette Buvoli
Leading Flower Gina Storm-Jensen
Flowers Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux
Sugar Plum Fairy Akane Takada
The Prince Valentino Zucchetti
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
Angels, Children, Toy Soldiers, Mice, Gingerbreads, Rabbit Drummer, Pages, Sentry Students of The Royal Ballet School
The Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Sponsor: Rena Lavery (roles of Principal Guest Coaches Darcey Bussell and Irek Mukhamedov) ; Sandro Lavery (roles of Principal Guest Coaches Darcey Bussell and Irek Mukhamedov)
Durations: Act I: 6.06.6.57pm, Act II: 7.28-8.16pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 31 December 2018 (in Royal Opera House Collections)