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The Nutcracker-28 December 2018 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 Barry Wordsworth
Concert Master Robert Gibbs
Cast
Herr Drosselmeyer Thomas Whitehead
Clara
His god-daughter 		Ashley Dean
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker
His nephew 		David Yudes
The Sugar Plum Fairy Yuhui Choe
The Prince Benjamin Ella
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 		Alastair Marriott
Mrs Stahlbaum
Clara's mother 		Lara Turk
Fritz
Clara's brother 		Amos Child
Clara's partner Leo Dixon
Grandmother Kristen McNally
Grandfather Kevin Emerton
Dancing mistress Elizabeth McGorian
Captain Erico Montes
Harlequin
a doll 		Téo Dubreuil
Columbine
a doll 		Mariko Sasaki
Soldier
a doll 		Francisco Serrano
Vivandière
a doll 		Chisato Katsura
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
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 Lara Turk
Spanish dance Tomas Mock
Spanish dance Julia Roscoe
Spanish dance Erico Montes
Spanish dance Grace Blundell
Spanish dance Kevin Emerton
Arabian dance Gina Storm-Jensen
Arabian dance Lukas Bjørneboe Brᴂndsrød
Arabian dance Harry Churches
Arabian dance David Donnelly
Chinese dance Joonhyuk Jun
Chinese dance Stanisław Węgrzyn
Russian dance Leo Dixon
Russian dance Francisco Serrano
Dance of the Mirlitons Leticia Dias
Dance of the Mirlitons Sophie Allnatt
Dance of the Mirlitons Chisato Katsura
Dance of the Mirlitons Sae Maeda
Waltz of the Flowers
Rose Fairy Itziar Mendizabal
Her Escort Luca Acri
Her Escort William Bracewell
Her Escort Téo Dubreuil
Her Escort Marcelino Sambé
Leading Flower Annette Buvoli
Leading Flower Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Leading Flower Mayara Magri
Leading Flower Romany Pajdak
Flowers Artists of The Royal Ballet
Grand pas de deux
Sugar Plum Fairy Yuhui Choe
The Prince Benjamin Ella
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: 7.06-7.55pm, Act II: 8.25-9.13pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 28 December 2018 (in Royal Opera House Collections)