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The Nutcracker-23 November 2016 Matinee 12.30pm

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Schools' matinee
Conductor Boris Gruzin
Concert Master Peter Manning
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Bennet Gartside
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 Tristan Dyer
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 		Blake Smith
Clara's partner David Yudes
Grandmother Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing mistress Olivia Cowley
Captain Erico Montes
Harlequin
a doll 		Kevin Emerton
Columbine
a doll 		Camille Bracher
Soldier
a doll 		Solomon Golding
Vivandière
a doll 		Anna Rose O'Sullivan
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 Yasmine Naghdi
The Prince Matthew Ball
Divertissements
Spanish dance Christina Arestis
Spanish dance Johannes Stepanek
Spanish dance Hannah Grennell
Spanish dance Calvin Richardson
Spanish dance Gina Storm-Jensen
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Arabian dance Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani
Arabian dance David Donnelly
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Arabian dance Fernando Montaño
Chinese dance Solomon Golding
Chinese dance Marcelino Sambé
Russian dance Luca Acri
Russian dance David Yudes
Dance of the Mirlitons Camille Bracher
Dance of the Mirlitons Ashley Dean
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Dance of the Mirlitons Mariko Sasaki
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Mayara Magri
Her escort Reece Clarke
Her escort Tristan Dyer
Her escort Nicol Edmonds
Her escort Kevin Emerton
Leading flower Claire Calvert
Leading flower Yuhui Choe
Leading flower Olivia Cowley
Leading flower Tierney Heap
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Yasmine Naghdi
Grand pas de deux Matthew Ball
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
Sponsor: The Taylor Family Foundation (schools' matinee)
Durations: Act I: 12.48-1.38pm, Act II: 2.09-2.57pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 23 November 2016 (in Royal Opera House Collections)