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The Nutcracker-4 December 2013 Matinee

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Schools' matinee
Conductor Martin West
Concert Master Peter Manning
Choir Director Charles Cole
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Gary Avis
Clara (Act I)
his god-daughter 		Francesca Hayward
Clara (Act II)
his god-daughter 		Elizabeth Harrod
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker (Act I)
his nephew 		Alexander Campbell
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker (Act II)
his nephew 		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 Barbara Rhodes
Scene 3: The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		Christopher Saunders
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Taylor Yates
Clara's partner Tristan Dyer
Grandmother Kristen McNally
Grandfather Alastair Marriott
Dancing Mistress Deirdre Chapman
Captain Johannes Stepanek
Harlequin
a doll 		Fernando Montaño
Columbine
a doll 		Elizabeth Harrod
Soldier
a doll 		Kenta Kura
Vivandière
a doll 		Mayara Magri
St Nicholas Tomas Mock
Scene 4: The Battle
Mouse King Ryoichi Hirano
Scene 5: The Land of Snow
Snowflakes Artists of The Royal Ballet
Singers London Oratory Junior Choir
Act II
Scene 1: The journey to the Kingdom of Sweets
Scene 2: The Sugar Garden of the Palace
The Sugar Plum Fairy Akane Takada
The Prince Dawid Trzensimiech
Divertissements
Spanish Dance Deirdre Chapman
Spanish Dance Bennet Gartside
Spanish Dance Jacqueline Clark
Spanish Dance Erico Montes
Spanish Dance Demelza Parish
Spanish Dance Nicol Edmonds
Arabian Dance Itziar Mendizabal
Arabian Dance Johannes Stepanek
Arabian Dance Kenta Kura
Arabian Dance Thomas Whitehead
Chinese Dance Luca Acri
Chinese Dance David Donnelly
Chinese Dance Solomon Golding
Chinese Dance Tomas Mock
Russian Dance Michael Stojko
Russian Dance James Wilkie
Dance of the Mirlitons Camille Bracher
Dance of the Mirlitons Yasmine Naghdi
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Stock
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Her Escort Benjamin Ella
Her Escort Kevin Emerton
Her Escort Fernando Montaño
Her Escort Donald Thom
Leading Flower Yuhui Choe
Leading Flower Hayley Forskitt
Leading Flower Nathalie Harrison
Leading Flower Romany Pajdak
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Akane Takada
Grand pas de deux Dawid Trzensimiech
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
Children, Toy Soldiers, Mice, Gingerbreads, Rabbit Drummer, Pages, Sentry Students of The Royal Ballet School (Lower School)
Angels Students of The Royal Ballet School (Upper School)
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Sponsor: The Taylor Family Foundation (performance)
Durations: Act I, Act II
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and programme for 4 December 2013 (in Royal Opera House Collections)