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The Nutcracker-28 December 2018 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 Barry Wordsworth
Concert Master Robert Gibbs
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Alastair Marriott
Clara
His god-daughter 		Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		Marcelino Sambé
The Sugar Plum Fairy Claire Calvert
The Prince Reece Clarke
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 Claire Lumley
Scene 3: The Stahlbaums' living room
Dr Stahlbaum
Clara's father 		Bennet Gartside
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Kristen McNally
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Amos Child
Clara's partner Joseph Sissens
Grandmother Hannah Grennell
Grandfather Jonathan Howells
Dancing mistress Lara Turk
Captain Kevin Emerton
Harlequin
a doll 		Harry Churches
Columbine
a doll 		Ashley Dean
Soldier
a doll 		Luca Acri
Vivandière
a doll 		Leticia Dias
Scene 4: The battle
Mouse King Téo Dubreuil
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
Spanish dance Mica Bradbury
Spanish dance Tomas Mock
Spanish dance Gina Storm-Jensen
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Leticia Dias
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
Arabian dance Lara Turk
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance Leo Dixon
Arabian dance David Donnelly
Chinese dance Calvin Richardson
Chinese dance Francisco Serrano
Russian dance Joshua Junker
Russian dance Giacomo Rovero
Dance of the Mirlitons Chisato Katsura
Dance of the Mirlitons Sae Maeda
Dance of the Mirlitons Gemma Pitchley-Gale
Dance of the Mirlitons Sophie Allnatt
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Elizabeth Harrod
Her Escort Harry Churches
Her Escort Téo Dubreuil
Her Escort Valentino Zucchetti
Her Escort Joseph Sissens
Leading Flower Hannah Grennell
Leading Flower Fumi Kaneko
Leading Flower Mayara Magri
Leading Flower Annette Buvoli
Flowers Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux
Sugar Plum Fairy Claire Calvert
The Prince Reece Clarke
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
Sponsor: Rena Lavery (roles of Principal Guest Coaches Darcey Bussell and Irek Mukhamedov) ; Sandro Lavery (roles of Principal Guest Coaches Darcey Bussell and Irek Mukhamedov)
Durations: Act I: 2.05-2.50pm, Act II: 3.25-4.14pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 28 December 2018 (in Royal Opera House Collections)