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The Nutcracker-30 December 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 Paul Murphy
Leader Robert Gibbs
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Gary Avis
Clara
His god-daughter 		Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		James Hay
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 Claire Lumley
Scene 3: The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		Christopher Saunders
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Elizabeth McGorian
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Jack Fielding
Clara's partner Tristan Dyer
Grandmother Hannah Grennell
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing mistress Kristen McNally
Captain Erico Montes
Harlequin
a doll 		Téo Dubreuil
Columbine
a doll 		Isabella Gasparini
Soldier
a doll 		Paul Kay
Vivandière
a doll 		Meaghan Grace Hinkis
St Nicholas Giacomo Rovero
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse king Nicol Edmonds
Scene 5: The Land of Snow
Snowflakes Artists of The Royal Ballet
Singers
Director, Charles Cole 		London Oratory Junior Choir
Singers
Director, Charles Cole 		London Oratory School Schola
Act II
Scene 1: The journey to the Kingdom of Sweets
Scene 2: The Sugar Garden of the Palace
The Sugar Plum Fairy Francesca Hayward
The Prince Alexander Campbell
Divertissements
Spanish dance Olivia Cowley
Spanish dance Tomas Mock
Spanish dance Mica Bradbury
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Grace Blundell
Spanish dance Fernando Montaño
Arabian dance Melissa Hamilton
Arabian dance Reece Clarke
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance Harry Churches
Chinese dance Leo Dixon
Chinese dance Calvin Richardson
Russian dance Kevin Emerton
Russian dance Paul Kay
Dance of the Mirlitons Chisato Katsura
Dance of the Mirlitons Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Dance of the Mirlitons Camille Bracher
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose fairy Fumi Kaneko
Her escort William Bracewell
Her escort David Donnelly
Her escort Téo Dubreuil
Her escort Nicol Edmonds
Leading flower Nathalie Harrison
Leading flower Laura McCulloch
Leading flower Leticia Stock
Leading flower Lara Turk
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux Francesca Hayward
Grand pas de deux Alexander Campbell
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 Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Durations: Act I: 2.05-2.54pm, Act II: 3.25-4.12pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 30 December 2017 (in Royal Opera House Collections)