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The Nutcracker-24 December 2018 Matinee 12.00pm

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Koen Kessels
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 Paul Kay
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 		Gary Avis
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Luke Wragg
Clara's partner Joseph Sissens
Grandmother Hannah Grennell
Grandfather Philip Mosley
Dancing mistress Kristen McNally
Captain Thomas Whitehead
Harlequin
a doll 		Kevin Emerton
Columbine
a doll 		Isabella Gasparini
Soldier
a doll 		David Yudes
Vivandière
a doll 		Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse King Téo Dubreuil
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 Calvin Richardson
Spanish dance Julia Roscoe
Spanish dance Giacomo Rovero
Spanish dance Isabel Lubach
Spanish dance Harry Churches
Arabian dance Romany Pajdak
Arabian dance Nicol Edmonds
Arabian dance Joseph Aumeer
Arabian dance Leo Dixon
Chinese dance Marcelino Sambé
Chinese dance David Yudes
Russian dance Joshua Junker
Russian dance Francisco Serrano
Dance of the Mirlitons Sophie Allnatt
Dance of the Mirlitons Mica Bradbury
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Dias
Dance of the Mirlitons Sae Maeda
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Her Escort Luca Acri
Her Escort Téo Dubreuil
Her Escort Kevin Emerton
Her Escort Tomas Mock
Leading Flower Hannah Grennell
Leading Flower Chisato Katsura
Leading Flower Gina Storm-Jensen
Leading Flower Lara Turk
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: 12.07-12.57pm, Act II: 1.27-2.16pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 24 December 2018 (in Royal Opera House Collections)