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The Nutcracker-31 December 2016 Matinee 12.30pm

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Dominic Grier
Concert Master Vasko Vassilev
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Thomas Whitehead
Clara
His god-daughter 		Isabella Gasparini
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Benjamin Ella
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's assistant Marcelino Sambé
Scene 2: A street outside the Stahlbaums' house
Maiden Aunt Caroline Jennings
Maiden Aunt Susan Nye
Housekeeper Barbara Rhodes
Scene 3: The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		Alastair Marriott
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Christina Arestis
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Kyle Little
Clara's partner David Yudes
Grandmother Kristen McNally
Grandfather Erico Montes
Dancing mistress Olivia Cowley
Captain Bennet Gartside
Harlequin
a doll 		Kevin Emerton
Columbine
a doll 		Camille Bracher
Soldier
a doll 		Paul Kay
Vivandière
a doll 		Romany Pajdak
St Nicholas Giacomo Rovero
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
Act II
Scene 1: The journey to the Kingdom of the Sweets
Scene 2: The Sugar Garden of the Palace
The Sugar Plum Fairy Claire Calvert
The Prince Reece Clarke
Divertissements
Spanish dance Olivia Cowley
Spanish dance Johannes Stepanek
Spanish dance Hannah Grennell
Spanish dance Fernando Montaño
Spanish dance Gina Storm-Jensen
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Arabian dance Tierney Heap
Arabian dance Eric Underwood
Arabian dance David Donnelly
Arabian dance Nicol Edmonds
Chinese dance Matthew Ball
Chinese dance Calvin Richardson
Russian dance David Yudes
Russian dance Paul Kay
Dance of the Mirlitons Camille Bracher
Dance of the Mirlitons Ashley Dean
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Stock
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Itziar Mendizabal
Her escort Luca Acri
Her escort Kevin Emerton
Her escort Solomon Golding
Her escort Tomas Mock
Leading flower Mayara Magri
Leading flower Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Leading flower Yasmine Naghdi
Leading flower Romany Pajdak
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Claire Calvert
Grand pas de deux Reece Clarke
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 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: This performance was dedicated to Sir Peter Wright in celebration of his 90th birthday.
Durations: Act I: 12.35-1.25pm, Act II: 1.56-2.46pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 31 December 2016 (in Royal Opera House Collections)