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The Nutcracker-31 December 2016 Evening 5.30pm

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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 Christopher Saunders
Clara
His god-daughter 		Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Luca Acri
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 		Bennet Gartside
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Christina Arestis
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Caspar Lench
Clara's partner Benjamin Ella
Grandmother Hannah Grennell
Grandfather Alastair Marriott
Dancing mistress Kristen McNally
Captain Johannes Stepanek
Harlequin
a doll 		Fernando Montaño
Columbine
a doll 		Leticia Stock
Soldier
a doll 		Marcelino Sambé
Vivandière
a doll 		Mayara Magri
St Nicholas Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse King Tomas Mock
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 Akane Takada
The Prince Valentino Zucchetti
Divertissements
Spanish dance Kristen McNally
Spanish dance Nicol Edmonds
Spanish dance Annette Buvoli
Spanish dance David Donnelly
Spanish dance Demelza Parish
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
Arabian dance Olivia Cowley
Arabian dance Eric Underwood
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance Fernando Montaño
Chinese dance Matthew Ball
Chinese dance Calvin Richardson
Russian dance David Yudes
Russian dance Paul Kay
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Camille Bracher
Dance of the Mirlitons Romany Pajdak
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Stock
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Helen Crawford
Her escort Benjamin Ella
Her escort James Hay
Her escort Tomas Mock
Her escort Marcelino Sambé
Leading flower Tierney Heap
Leading flower Hikaru Kobayashi
Leading flower Itziar Mendizabel
Leading flower Mayara Magri
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Akane Takada
Grand pas de deux 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 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: This performance was dedicated to Sir Peter Wright in celebration of his 90th birthday.
Durations: Act I: 5.35-6.25pm, Act II: 6.55-7.43pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 31 December 2016 (in Royal Opera House Collections)