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The Nutcracker-2 January 2017 Matinee 2.00pm

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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 Alastair Marriott
Clara
His god-daughter 		Leticia Stock
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Marcelino Sambé
Act I
Scene 1: Drosselmeyer's workshop, early evening
Drosselmeyer's assistant David Yudes
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 		Thomas Whitehead
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Kristen McNally
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Kyle Little
Clara's partner Luca Acri
Grandmother Hannah Grennell
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing mistress Christina Arestis
Captain Bennet Gartside
Harlequin
a doll 		Kevin Emerton
Columbine
a doll 		Isabella Gasparini
Soldier
a doll 		Solomon Golding
Vivandière
a doll 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
St Nicholas Giacomo Rovero
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse King David Donnelly
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 Beatriz Stix-Brunell
The Prince Nicol Edmonds
Divertissements
Spanish dance Olivia Cowley
Spanish dance Johannes Stepanek
Spanish dance Annette Buvoli
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Hannah Grennell
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
Arabian dance Gina Storm-Jensen
Arabian dance Reece Clarke
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance Tomas Mock
Chinese dance Matthew Ball
Chinese dance Calvin Richardson
Russian dance Benjamin Ella
Russian dance David Yudes
Dance of the Mirlitons Ashley Dean
Dance of the Mirlitons Isabella Gasparini
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Itziar Mendizabal
Her escort Luca Acri
Her escort David Donnelly
Her escort Solomon Golding
Her escort Fernando Montaño
Leading flower Mayara Magri
Leading flower Yuhui Choe
Leading flower Yasmine Naghdi
Leading flower Tierney Heap
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Grand pas de deux Nicol Edmonds
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: 2.05-3.10pm, Act II: 3.45-4.33pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 2 January 2017 (in Royal Opera House Collections)