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The Nutcracker-2 January 2017 Evening 7.00pm

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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 Thomas Whitehead
Clara
His god-daughter 		Emma Maguire
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Luca Acri
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 		Bennet Gartside
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Christina Arestis
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Blake Smith
Clara's partner David Yudes
Grandmother Kristen McNally
Grandfather Alastair Marriott
Dancing mistress Elizabeth McGorian
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 Reece Clarke
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 Christina Arestis
Spanish dance Bennet Gartside
Spanish dance Tierney Heap
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Demelza Parish
Spanish dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian dance Camille Bracher
Arabian dance Eric Underwood
Arabian dance Matthew Ball
Arabian dance Thomas Mock
Chinese dance Benjamin Ella
Chinese dance Solomon Golding
Russian dance Paul Kay
Russian dance David Yudes
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Mayara Magri
Dance of the Mirlitons Romany Pajdak
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Stock
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Itziar Mendizabal
Her escort Benjamin Ella
Her escort James Hay
Her escort Valeri Hristov
Her escort Marcelino Sambé
Leading flower Claire Calvert
Leading flower Yuhui Choe
Leading flower Helen Crawford
Leading flower Hikaru Kobayashi
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: 7.05-7.55pm, Act II: 8.25-9.13pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 2 January 2017 (in Royal Opera House Collections)